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TO THE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
OF THE
MALDENS & COOMBE.
New Maiden,
Surrey,
20th February 1896.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
In presenting you ray report for the year 1895, I would
remind you that this is ray first annual report since the
enlargement of your district.
Your combined district now consists of 3 wards, viz.,
Coombe, New Maiden and Old Maiden.
It consists of 3,100 acres. It has a population of
5,621.
It consists of 1,078 houses.
The number of people per acre is 1.1.
The number of inhabitants per house is 5.2.
It is bounded on the North by Richmond Park, on the
East by the Beverly Brook, on the West by the Kingston
Borough, and on the South by the Hogg's Mill Stream or
river.
With reference to the population of Coombe: As parts
were taken from other districts and added to yours, and I
could not ascertain from previous census, the exact population
of these portions, also finding it was absolutely necessary to
have the exact population to enable me to reckon the birth
rate, and death rate, I decided to take a census of Coombe
myself.
This involved a great deal of work, correspondence,
and a little expense in postage, but the end justified the
means.
I wrote to, or visited every house in that Ward, and I
should like to take this opportunity of thanking those
householders who showed me so much courtesy in the
matter.