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14
Natural and Social Conditions.
The Borough is divided into six wards, three north
of Uxbridge Road and three south of it, all the former
touching the northern boundary and all the latter touching
the southern boundary.
The district is almost entirely residential, factories
being very small and unimportant from the occupational
aspect. The factories consist of an optical
instrument manufactory, a foundry, a surgical instrument
factory, proprietary drugs factory, and seven
steam laundries.
The lay-out of the town is well designed to give plenty
of space between the houses and to preserve the
residential character of the district, most of the roads being
planted with trees, which add greatly to the appearance,
and temper the air in the hot summer months.
The public parks are a feature of the district, there
being four large parks, consisting of 155 acres in extent,
and five open spaces or playing grounds of 34 acres; so
that altogether the Council provide an extent of 189
acres as public open spaces. A hundred and seventy
four acres of land are used as allotments, of which
63 acres are permanent.
The King Edward Memorial Hospital, consisting of
50 beds, 19 for men, 19 for women, and 12 for children,
supplies to a certain extent the needs of the district,
although many patients find their way to the London
hospitals, and some to the West Middlesex Hospital,
which is under the Brentford Board of Guardians, the
local authority for Poor Law purposes in this area.
There is also a Dispensary in connection with the
King Edward Memorial Hospital, at which women and
children of the working class community can obtain
medical treatment in return for a small monthly contribution.