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NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE
DISTRICT.
Situated 12 miles south-west of London, the Urban
District of Teddington has an area of 1188.828 acres of
land, 25.291 acres of inland water, and 8.572 acres of
foreshore and tidal water, making a total of 1222.691
acres. It is bounded on the east by the River Thames.
About 25 acres of Bushy Park are within the District.
The subsoil is almost entirely composed of gravel and
sand. The altitude above sea-level ranges from 20 feet
at Broom Road to 55 feet at Fulwell Golf Course.
Teddington is largely a dormitory town, but there are
now a number of flourishing industries which absorb
several hundreds of workers. The National Physical
Laboratory, which is of world renown, adjoins the
District.
The residents are fortunate in the social amenities
which the District possesses. The river frontage, with its
clubs, gardens and boathouses, and the famous Teddington
Locks, is one in which we may take pride. Bushy
Park, too, offers excellent facilities for healthy recreation
and leisure. During the year the Council transformed a
piece of vacant land in Grove Gardens into a pleasant
Recreation Ground—complete with Pavilion, Bowling and
Putting Greens.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local Authority
or the Middlesex County Council.
Fever.
The South Middlesex and Richmond Joint Hospital
Board, of which the Council is a constituent Authority,
took over the provision of Isolation Hospital accommodation
as from the 1st April, 1935.
Smallpox Accommodation.
The Middlesex County Council are responsible for the
provision of hospital accommodation for the treatment
of Smallpox in the District.
Tuberculosis.
Residential institutional treatment and dispensaries
are provided by the Middlesex County Council.
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