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HARROW-ON-THE-HILL URBAN
DISTRICT COUNCIL.
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
FOR THE YEAR 1921,
by
CHARLES E. GODDARD, O.B.E., M.D,
To the Chairman and Members of the Harrow Urban
District Council.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the
General Health Conditions of the Harrow Urban District
for the year 1921, being a record of work done during my
first year of office.
AREA.
The area of the district is 2028 acres.
POPULATION.
The population of the district last year on the taking of
Census was 19,460; in 1911 it was 17,074; in 1901 it was
10,220 ; in 1891 it was 5,725 ; and in 1851 it was 2,813,
BIRTH-RATE.
During 1921 there were registered as belonging to Harrow
322 births, of these 151 were males, and 171 females (including
live illegitimate males and seven females). The birth-rate for
the district was 16.5. In 1920 it was 17.3. The average
for the last five years has been only 14.3.