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PHYSICAL FEATURES OF BOROUGH AND EXTRACTS FROM
VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1956
The Borough of Fulham lies in a loop of the River Thames which forms the whole of
its southern boundary and gives Fulham the longest riverside frontage of all the Metropolitan,
Boroughs Its other boundaries are formed by the Boroughs of Hammersmith in the
west. Chelsea in the east and the Royal Borough of Kensington in the north. It is very
flat and low lying being only 12 - 23 ft. above sea level. The subsoil is of flood
plain gravel overlying London clay 20 to 40 feet below Subsoil water is rarely met
within 15 feet of the ground surface
Fulham is principally a dormitory Borough with a fringe of heavy industrial undertakings
on the riverside and is well served with open spaces and parks which have been
added to by post-war development. The slum clearance and redevelopment programmes are
also having the dual effect of improving the standard of housing and the appearance of
the Borough
POPULATION (estimated mid 1956)
117,100
AREA of Borough
1,706 acres
SEPARATE DWELLINGS (estimated at April 1956)
30,353
Rateable Value £1,853,383. The rateable value of every property in the
Borough was reassessed w.e.f. 1.4.56 and the effect of this revaluation was
to increase the Rateable value of the Borough by £667,182. Rate levied 14s
in the £. Estimated yield £1,209.600.
A PENNY RATE produces approximately £7,200 per annum