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district. The only large employer of labour is the Metropolitan
Water Board, and the main occupations of the
working classes are outdoor ones.
The River Thames flows along the whole of the southern
boundary, a distance of nearly two and a-half miles, but a
considerable portion of the frontage is occupied by the
works of the Water Board and by private residences.
The district is fortunate in the possession of open spaces
for recreation, a large portion of Bushy Park being in the
area, and there are several small recreation grounds owned
and controlled by the Local Council.
Number of inhabited houses (1921) 2,038.
Number of families or separate occupiers (1921) 2,470.
Rateable Value £141,333.
Sum represented by a penny rate £466.
Social conditions are good, and the chief occupations
are market-gardening and nurseries, and Water Works.
VITAL STATISTICS, 1925
The total number of births registered in the district was
148, of whom 68 were males, and 80 were females, five
being illegitimate.
This is equal to a Birth rate of 13.64 per thousand of
the estimated population.
The rate for England and Wales is 18.3.
The rate for London is 18.0.
DEATHS AND DEATH RATE.
The number of deaths registered as occurring within
the district was 136, of whom 10 were non-residents.
Returns relating to the deaths of 36 residents who
died outside the district were furnished by the Registrar