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Heston and Isleworth 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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MIDDLESEX COUNTY COUNCIL- CHILDREN' S DEPARTMENT - This Department deals with
children taken into or committed to the care of the County Council supervision of
foster children, adoption, child neglect, etc. The Children's Officer for the
Borough works from County Offices, Great West Road, Brentford.
MIDDLESEX EXECUTIVE COUNCIL- This body is responsible for the provision under
the National Health Service Act, of the general practitioner, dental (other than
Local Health Authority provision for expectant and nursing mothers, young children
and school children) pharmaceutical and supplementary ophthalmic services. The
headquarters of the Council is at North West House, 119 Marylebone Road, N.W.I.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS- The Borough has an area of 7,218 acres and lies in
the Thames Valley on the north bank of the river. Prom the river, the land rises
slowly until at North Hyde it is about 100 feet above sea level. The subsoil
consists of "drift gravels" and lying on them in places are patches of clay.
The following open spaces are laid out and controlled by the Borough Council:-
| Park Farm and Avenue House, Cranford | 40.29 acres |
| Heston Fair Ground | 9.38 do |
| Church Meadow, Bath Road | 9.20 do |
| Children's Playground, Sutton Lane | 0.60 do |
| Kingsley Road Playing Field | 0.95 do |
| Greenhams Land, London Road | 14.75 do |
| St. John's Gardens, Isleworth | 5.73 do |
| Riverside Walk, Isleworth | 0.75 do |
| Children's Playground, Northcote Avenue | 0.85 do |
| Playground, London Road | 1.84 do |
| Bowling Green, Jersey Gardens | 0.59 do |
| Isleworth Promenade | 1.0 do |
| Heston Park | 14.29 do |
| Lampton Park | 24.20 do |
| Beaversfield Park | 9.77 do |
| Inwood Park | 10.25 do |
| Redless Park | 16.47 do |
| Jersey Gardens | 7.87 do |
| Football Ground, Denbigh Road | 3.70 do |
| Midsummer Children's Playground | 1.52 do |
WATER SUPPLY The water supply of the Borough is derived almost wholly from the
Metropolitan Water Board, A small portion of the Cranford area is supplied by the
South-West Suburban Water Company. There are in the Borough 44 shallow and 3
artesian wells serving 41 premises and of these 4 houses and 2 business premises are
without an alternative supply. The following work in connection with water supplies
was carried out during the year:-
Supplies provided or reinstated 12
Cistern, cleansed, repaired, etc. 6
Draw-off taps connected direct to main
Service pipes or taps repaired 13
DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE • The drainage and sewerage of almost the whole of the
Borough is arranged on the separate system and forms part of the West Middlesex
Sewage Scheme. A few houses on the outskirts of the Borough drain to cesspools.
The following work was carried out during 1955:=
Drains exposed for examination 86
Drains unstopped, repaired, etc. 353
Waste pipes repaired, trapped, etc. 55
Soil pipes repaired, etc 4
Ventilating shafts repaired, etc. 6
Fresh air inlets repaired, etc. 3
Rainwater pipes disconnected from drains 4
Gully traps inserted or repaired 13
Disconnecting traps inserted or repaired 6
Disconnecting and inspection chambers provided 25
Disconnecting and inspection chambers repaired, etc. 25
Drains constructed or repaired 5
Total length (ft,) of drain pipes laid -
(a) 4" 68
(b) 6" 29
Drain tests applied 24
Other works executed 7
Cesspools emptied or repaired 1
Cesspools abolished 1
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