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Table II appended shews the causes of deaths, etc., of
infants under one year of age.
(b) Social Conditions.
The area of the Borough is 2,457.6 acres, which includes
117 acres of foreshore of the River Thames and 24 acres of
inland water. The services offered by the Municipality are up
to date, the whole area being properly sewered and drained,
and having a constant water supply from mains of the Metropolitan
Water Board. There are two Sewage Disposal Works
and two Dust Destructors belonging to the Borough, while the
roads are well made and maintained.
The Borough area comes within that of the new Middlesex
Sewerage and Sewage Disposal Schemes now in course of
construction, and therefore the works above referred to will
ultimately become redundant, while the question of up-to-date
methods of refuse collection and disposal are, at the time of
writing, receiving the earnest consideration of the Council.
The parks and many open spaces available to the residents
render the amenities second to no other like area, while ample
facilities are offered for all kinds of sport.
The district, while largely residential, continues to grow in
industrial importance. More factories are being built, particularly
in the region of the Great West Road, and these must
of necessity bring more work and people to the Borough.
Electric light is available, but the supply is still from
private undertakings.