Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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HARROW-ON-THE-HILL
URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
POPULATION (MIDDLE OF YEAR), 14,860.
BIRTH-RATE, 23 5. DEATH-RATE, 6 5. CORRECTED DEATH-RATE, 6'9.
HOUSES, 3,024; OCCUPIED, 2,740; UNOCCUPIED, 284.
FLATS, 290; OCCUPIED, 232; UNOCCUPIED, 58.
HOUSES AND FLATS OCCUPIED, 2,972; UNOCCUPIED, 342.
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS PER HOUSE, 5.
RATEABLE VALUE, £121,580.
POPULATION, 1 854, 2,81 3.
POPULATION, 1891 (Census), 5,725. AREA, 1,000 STATUTE ACRES.
POPULATION, 1901 (Census), 10,220. AREA, 2,197 STATUTE ACRES.
POPULATION, JUNE, 1 906 (Census), 1 3,697.
ANNUAL REPORT, 1907.
125, Harley Strekt, London, W.
January 31st, 1908.
To the Chairman of the Harrow Urban District Council,
Sir,
I have the honour to present to you my Report
for the year ending December 31st, 1907. A comparison
of the Harrow of the middle of last century and the
Harrow of to-day is not without instruction.