[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Aldershot U.D.C.

  • Aldershot (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1909
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Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Aldershot U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    below that obtained bv assuming a constant rate of increase. In view, however, of the fluctuating character of the ]X)pulation, and of tlie consecjuent impossibility of obtaining accurate figures, I have decided to keep to the official estimate of 21,072. Population of Aldershot l,hd:)an District : — 1891. 1901. 1‘Atiinated July ist, 1909. d'own 12,641 16,726 21,072 South Camp .. IT954 14,248 15,009 Total 25>595 30,974 36,081 d'he average population of the South Camp in 1909 was as follows :—■ Men ... ... ... ... 12,423 M’omen ... ... ... 942 Children ... ... ... pb44 15,009 showing an increase of 469 over 1908. Area.—^'i'he area of the Aldershot Urban District is 4,178 acres. South Camp ... ... ... 2,746 d'own ... ... ... ... 1,432 4,178 Density of Population.—I4’7 per acre. CiKOLOGY.—The northern part of the district is on the Lower Middle and Upper Ikigshot Sands ; the southern portion lies on the London Clay. I'lie eastern boundary Is formed bv the P)lackwater River, along the banks of which the soil is alluvial. The highest point in the district is 393 feet, and the lowest point 231 feet, above (drdnance Datum. Old .\gk Pensions Act.—225 aged persons were receiving the benefits of this Act on June 30th, 1909.