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The following open spaces are laid out and controlled by the Borough Council:—
Park Farm and Avenue House, Cranford 40.29 acres
Heston Fair Ground 9.38
Church Meadow, Bath Road 9.20 „
Children's Playground, Sutton Lane 0.60 „
Kingsley Road Playing Field 0.95 „
Greenhams Land, London Road 14.75 ,,
St. John's Gardens, Isleworth 5.73 „
Riverside Walk, Isleworth 0.75 „
Children's Playground, Northcote Avenue 0.85 „
Playground, London Road 1.84 „
Bowling Green, Jersey Gardens 0.59 „
Isleworth Promenade 1.0 „
Heston Park 14.29 „
Lampton Park 24.20 „
Beaversfield Park 9.77 „
Inwood Park 10.25 „
Redlees Park 16.47 „
Jersey Gardens 7.87 „
Football Ground, Denbigh Road 3.70 „
Midsummer Children's Playground 1.52 „
Water Supply.—The water supply of the Borough is derived almost wholly from the Metropolitan
Water Board. A small portion of the Cranford area is supplied by the South-West Suburban Water
Company. There are in the Borough 45 shallow and 3 artesian wells serving 42 premises and of these
4 houses and 3 business premises are without an alternative supply. The following work in connection
with water supplies was carried out during the year:—
Supplies provided or reinstated 22
Cisterns, cleansed, repaired, etc. 11
Draw-off taps connected direct to main 4
Service pipes or taps repaired 21
Cases where mains supplies substituted for well supply 5
Samples taken from wells for analysis Nil
Samples taken from mains for analysis 1
Wells abolished 1
Drainage and Sewerage.—The drainage and sewerage of almost the whole of the Borough is
arranged on the separate system and forms part of the West Middlesex Sewage Scheme. A few houses
on the outskirts of the Borough drain to cesspools. The following work was carried out during 1953
Drains exposed for examination 159
Drains unstopped, repaired, etc. 356
Waste pipes repaired, trapped, etc. 35
Soil pipes repaired, etc. 6
Ventilating shafts repaired, etc. 8
Fresh air inlets repaired, etc. 15
Rainwater pipes disconnected from drains 1
Gully traps inserted or repaired 58
Disconnecting traps inserted or repaired 7
Disconnecting and inspection chambers provided 14
Disconnecting and inspection chambers repaired, etc. 62
Drains constructed or repaired 19
Total length (ft.) of drain pipes laid—
(a) 4" 582
(b) 6" 207
Drain tests applied 49
Other works executed 4
Cesspools emptied or repaired 4
Cesspools abolished —
While the Borough is responsible for the local sewerage of its own district, the duty of the disposal
of sewage is the responsibility of Middlesex County Council. The West Middlesex Main Drainage
Undertaking has been in full operation since 1936. It serves an area, including the Borough, of 162
square miles, with a population (1951 census) of 1,340,000. There are 70 miles of main sewers, varying
in diameter from 2 feet to 13 feet. The sewage flow at the Mogden Works averages 85 million gallons
per day, though this may reach as high as 250 million gallons per day in wet weather. A programme ot
extensions to purification plant at an estimated cost of £352,000 has been approved.
Rivers and Streams.—No complaint of pollution was made to the Health Department during
1953. A watch is kept on streams for evidence of breeding of mosquitoes.
Closet Accommodation.—The closet accommodation of the Borough consists almost wholly of
water closets connected to the sewers. A few water closets drain to cesspools, and several houses on the
outskirts of the Borough have pail or chemical closets. The following works were carried out during
the year:—
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