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In conclusion, I wish to express my sincere thanks to
the Sanitary Committee, to my colleagues in the Department,
and to the other Officers of the Council, for their
valuable and courteous assistance throughout the year.
I am. Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
Edwd. G. Gibbs-Smith.
AREA, TOPOGRAPHY, &c.
Situated 12 miles from Marble Arch, 4 from Richmond,
1½ from Hampton Court, and 1½ from Kingston, the Urban
District of Teddington has an area of 1,196 acres of land
and 18 acres of water, making a total of 1,214 acres. The
sub-soil is almost entirely composed of gravel and sand.
The altitude above sea-level ranges from 20 feet at Broom
Road to 60 feet at Fulwell Golf Course.
The district comes under the Kingston Union, and is
in the Spelthorne Petty Sessional Division of Middlesex.
The boundaries are:—
North—The Urban District of Twickenham.
South—The Urban Districts of Hampton and
Hampton Wick.
East—The River Thames—about 1½ miles of its
course—which separates Teddington
from the Borough of Kingston-onThames,
and the District of Ham in the
County of Surrey.
West—The Parish of Hanworth, which is a portion
of the Rural District of Staines.
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