[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Gosport Borough.

Gosport (England). Borough Council.

Date:: 1925

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Medical Officer of Health FOR THE BOROUGH OF GOSPORT, FOR THE YEAR 1925. To the Mayor and Corporation of the Borough of Gosport. Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour of snbiniltiiig to yon iny Eighth Annual Report for the year 1925. By order of the Ministry of Health, this will be in the form of a Survey Report covering the period 1921 —1925. 1. Natural and Social Conditions of the Area. Area (in acres) 3908. Population. Census 1921 33,580. Estimated 1925 33,360. Physical features and general character of the Area : Gosport is situated on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour, and extends south-west to include within the Borough the village of Alverstoke, overlooking the Solent. The district is very flat and the subsoil is mainly gravel.