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7
Annual Report 1962
SECTION A:—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA
A (1) Physical Situation and Amenities
Erith is situated in the north-west corner of Kent and
is bounded on the north-east by the River Thames to which
it has a frontage of about four miles: on the west by the
Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich and the Borough of
Bexley, and on the south by the Borough of Bexley and
the Urban District of Crayford. In spite of continuous industrial
expansion, the Borough still retains in many places
an urban aspect, and views from the many vantage points
in the district afford evidence of its undulating nature and
the tree endowed areas of Belvedere and Abbey Wood. The
shopping centres are advantageously situated having regard
to the disposition of the six wards in the Borough and there
is a copious supply of pure water which is provided and maintained
by the Metropolitan Water Board. The chief industries
are light engineering, edible oil refining, manufacture of
chemicals, coal shipping and lighterage, and the production
of building materials, i.e., stoneware drain pipes and asbestos
components. The manufacture of television and radio equipment
and toys, are also well established industries.
As in other years, industrial expansion has continued.