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Physical Features and General Character of the District.—Willesden is an Urban
District in the County of Middlesex immediately adjacent to the County of London on its North-West
borders. It is bounded on the North-East and North by the Borough of Hampstead and the Urban
District of Hendon; on the North-West and West by the Urban Districts of Kingsbury, Wembley
and Greenford; and on the South and East by the Urban District of Acton, and the Boroughs of Hammersmith,
Kensington and Paddington. It covers an area of 4,384 acres, and is situated on the
London clay, which is generally bare throughout the district. The lowest point of Willesden is near
the spot where the boundary line between Willesden and Wembley crosses Harrow Road, and is 78
feet above O.D., and the highest point is at Dollis Hill, 242 feet above O.D., the usual average variation
within the district being from 100 to 170 O.D.
A ridge dividing the district into two unequal areas crosses it in a south-westerly direction, thus
creating two distinct drainage areas. The smaller area to the south of the ridge draining to the Thames
contains 1,154 acres, the larger area north of the ridge draining to the Brent consists of 3,230 acres.
The crest of the ridge has an elevation of about 200 O.D. in the North-East, falling to about 150 O.D
in the South-West.
Social Conditions, including the Chief Occupations of the Inhabitants, and the
Influence of any Particular Occupation on Public Health.—The census returns of England
and Wales, 1911, contain data relative to social conditions and the numbers employed in occupations
of special local importance, among males and females of 10 years and upwards, in the Urban District
of Willesden, as shewn in the following Table, No. 5.

Of the 46,364 males and 20,989 females, employed in various occupations the following Table,
No. 6, gives the percentage proportion of those engaged.