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SUTTON URBAN DISTRICT.
MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT FOR THE
YEAR 1925.
Area (in acres) 1836
Population (Census 1921) 21063
(Estimated 1925) 21320
PHYSICAL FEATURES AND CENERAL
CHARACTER OF THE AREA.
Sutton is situated 11 miles south of Whitehall in the
watershed of the Thames in the north-east portion of
the County of Surrey, the centre of the town being a
little above the line where the chalk of the London
Basin comes to the surface to form the North Downs.
A narrow band of the London Tertiaries, running due
east and west, appears between the chalk and the clay.
Towards the north and north-west and on the clay
is the lowest land—81 feet above sea level—and
through it runs the Pyl Brook, receiving- the chief part
of the surface water of the whole district and the
outflow from the sewage works. The rest of the
surface water drains into a small brook discharging
on the north-east into the Wandle. Further north,
where the London and Brighton Road crosses the
border, the ground rises to 147 feet. This is the most
rural part. Southwards, on the chalk, towards
Banstead Downs, there is a gradual ascent to 293 feet.
Number of Inhabited Houses (1921) 4514
Number of Families of Separate Occupiers
(1921) 4793
Rateable Value £188183
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £750