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Hampton Urban District Council.
MEDICAL OFFICER S ANNUAL REPORT.
Hampton, Middlesex,
March, 1912.
Giontlemen,
I herewith submit ray Annual Report for the year
ended 31st December, 1911.
PHYSICAL FEATURES.
The district comprises an areaof 2,044 acres, of which
62 acres are covered with water ; and is of an open
character.
The subsod is gravel, which extends to a considerable
depth over the greater portion of the district.
About nine-tenths of the district is situate at an
elevation of from 55 to 65 feet above Ordnance datum, or
from 33"5 feet to 43'5 feet above the summer water level of
the Thames ; the remaining portion adjoining the Thames
varies from 26 to 55 feet above Ordnance datum ; so that,
for the Thames Valley, Hampton lies comparatively high.
The district is fortunate in the possession of ample
open spaces with entirely free access, a large portion of
Bushy Park being included in the area ; and several small