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Hampton Urban District Council.
MEDICAL OFFICER'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Hampton, Middlesex,
31st May, 1915.
Gentlemen,
I beg to present my report as Medical Officer of Health,
for the year ended 31st December, 1914.
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT.
The district covers an area of 2,044 acres, including 62
acres which are covered with water; and is bounded on the
west by Sunbury; on the north by Hanworth; on the east by
Teddington and Hampton Wick; and the River Thames flows
along the whole of the southern boundary.
The district lies on a gravel subsoil of considerable
depth, and stands at a height of from 55 to 65 feet above
ordnance datum, or roughly from 35 to 45 feet above the
ordinary summer water level of the River Thames.
The major portion of the western area of the district is
under cultivation—mainly for flower and fruit culture—and
the principal occupations of the working class section of the
population are outdoor ones.
The district is well provided in the matter of open
spaces, a considerable portion of Bushy Park and the whole
of Hampton Court Green being within the district.
In addition to the above, the Terrace Gardens on the
river bank, the grounds at the Public Offices and the recreation
ground at Hampton Hill are under the control of the