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cases of overcrowding at 31st December. At the
time of writing, re-housing proposals for overcrowded
families are still under consideration by
the Council.
I have to thank Mr. McClelland, your Chief
Sanitary Inspector, and the remainder of the Staff,
for their valuable help during the year, particularly
in connection with the Housing Overcrowding
Survey.
I am,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
N. H. LINZEE,
Medical Officer of Health.
PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISTRICT.
Area of District.—This is officially given as
4,709 acres, and consists of the Civil Parishes of
Surbiton, Tolworth, Hook and Chessington.
Boundaries.—On the North by the Borough
of Kingston-upon-Thames, on the North-West by
the River Thames, which has a length within the
district of 940 yards and includes within our area
the Island known as Ravens Eyot, on the West and
partly South-West by the Urban District of Esher,
on the East by the Hogsmill River, otherwise
locally known as the Maiden River, and by the
Borough of Maiden and Coombe, and on the SouthEast
by the Epsom Urban District, and on the
South by the Leatherhead Urban District.
Physical Features. — The Southern Railway
runs in a deep cutting through the Northern
portion of the district from North-East to South-