View report page

Hampton Arban District Council.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL
OFFICER OF HEALTH
For the Year ending December 31st, 1925.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my Thirteenth Annual
Report on the general health and conditions of the district
for the year ending December 31st, 1925.
Included in this Report are details of the progress made
in the district since the beginning of 1921.
NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF
THE DISTRICT.
Area.—The Urban District of Hampton includes the
ecclesiastical parishes of Hampton with Hampton Court,
and Hampton Hill. The total area being 2,044 acres, of
which 62 acres are covered with water. The area of
Hampton district in Bushy Park being 550 acres.
Population.—Census, 1921 10,677.
Estimated, 1925 (R.G.) 10,920.
Physical Features and General Character of the
Area.—Mainly a flat district with gravel subsoil, which is
a good natural drainage for the surface soil. Although in
the Thames Valley the district stands on comparatively high
ground, the level of the Thames water being many feet
below ground level of the main district.
The land in the western part is mainly used for horticulture,
and this forms one of the staple industries of the