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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS - The Borough has an area of 7,218 acres and lies In
the Thames Valley on the north bank of the river. From the river, the land rises
slowly until at North Hyde it is about 100 feet above sea level. The subsoil consists
of 'drift gravels' and lying on them in places are patches of clay.
The following open spaces are laid out and controlled by the Borough Council:-
Park Farm and Avenue House, Cranford
Heston Fair Ground
Church Meadow, Bath Road
Children's Playground, Sutton Lane
Kingsley Road Playing Field
Greenhams Land, London Road
St John's Gardens, Isleworth
Riverside Walk, Isleworth
Children's Playground, Northcote Avenue
Playground, London Road
Bowling Green, Jersey Gardens
Isleworth Promenade
Heston Park
Lampton Park
Beaversfield Park
Inwood Park
Redlees Park
Jersey Gardens
Football Ground, Denbigh Road
Midsummer Children's Playground
40.29 acres
9.38 "
9.20 "
0.60 "
0.95 "
14.75 "
5.73 "
0. 75 "
0.85 "
1. 84 "
0.59 "
1.0 "
14.29 "
24.20 "
9.77 "
10.25 "
16.47 "
7.87 "
3.70 "
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 Surburban Water Company. There are in the Borough 43 shallow and 3 artesian
wells serving 40 premises and of these 4 houses and 1 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
Cisterns cleansed repaired etc.
Draw-off taps connected direct to main
Service pipes or taps repaired
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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 1957: -
Drains exposed for examination 85
Drains unstopped. repaired etc. 319
Waste pipes repaired trapped, etc. 18
Soil pipes repaired etc. 6
Ventilation shafts repaired, etc. 5
Rainwater pipes disconnected from drains 2
Gully traps inserted or repaired 25
Disconnecting traps inserted or repaired 2
Disconnecting and inspection chambers provided 24
Disconnecting and inspection chambers repaired, etc. 35
Drains constructed or repaired 22
Total length (ft) of drain pipes laid -
(a) 4" 547
(b) 6" 25
Drain tests applied 98
Other works executed 10
Cesspools emptied or repaired 7
While the Borough is responsible for the local sewerage of its own district the
duty of the disposal of sewage is the responsibility of the Middlesex County Council,
whose West Middlesex Drainage Undertaking has been in full operation since 1936.
In recent years the increasing use of synthetic detergents has given rise to
difficulties at the disposal works. Apart from some interference with the purification
process, parts of the works have at times been buried in foam. Research at the
works has succeeded in overcoming the foam problem - at considerable annual cost
and efforts are continuing to secure an effluent of the highest standard of purity.
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