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suburbs around London up to the year 1886, when the
Metropolitan Board of Works obtained an injunction
against the Council prohibiting the connection of any
more house drains to the sewers.
Many estates had been laid out and their resewering
meant a considerable expense to the owners; consequently
they were not resewered and building operations
were at a standstill.
The Council, however, established a Sewage
Disposal Works in Acton Vale, and sewered many parts
of the district. And at the present time there are very
few streets in which it is impossible to build on account
of the sewer difficulty.
Industries.
The Laundry industry is the principle one, there
being about 400 laundries in the district.
We have also Breweries, Mineral Water Works,
Motor Car Works. Dye Works, Soap Works, Corrugated
PaperWorks, Geographical Printing Works, Paper
Canvas Works, Fur Toy Works, Potted Meat Works,
Printing Works, Metal Works, Engineering Works, and
Brick Works, &c.
Open Spaces.
There are four Open Spaces for recreation in the
district, the principle being Acton Park, adjoining the
Uxbridge Road, in the eastern part of the district,
with an area of about 25 acres.
Acton Green on the south side, with an area of 12¾
acres or thereabouts, is the principle Recreation Ground
for this part of the district. There is also the South
Acton Recreation Ground in Bollobridge Road, with an
area of 4½ acres.
Near the Western Boundary of the parish, off the
High Street, is a small but beautiful open space which
has been recently acquired and has been laid out to form
a place of rendezvous for invalids and aged persons.
Area of District.
The area of the district is 2,304 acres.