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until at North Hyde it is about 100 feet above sea level. The sub-soil 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 40.29 acres
Heston Fair Ground 9.38 acres
Church Meadow, Bath Road 9.20 acres
Children's Playground, Sutton Lane 0.60 acres
Kingsley Road Playing Field 0.95 acres
Greenhams Land, London Road 14.75 acres
St. John's Gardens, Isleworth 5.73 acres
Riverside Walk, Isleworth 0.75 acres
Children's Playground, Northcote Avenue 0.85 acres
Playground London Road 1.84 acres
Bowling Green Jersey Gardens 0.59 acres
Isleworth Promenade 1.00 acres
Heston Park 14.29 acres
Lampton Park 24.20 acres
Beaversfield Park 9.77 acres
Inwood Park 10.25 acres
Redlees Park 16.47 acres
Jersey Gardens 7.87 acres
Football Ground, Denbigh Road 3.70 acres
Midsummer Children's Playground 1.52 acres
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 Southwest
Suburban Water Company. There are in the Borough 41 shallow and 3 artesian wells
serving 37 premises and of these, 1 house and 2 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 19
Cisterns cleansed, repaired, etc. 2
Service pipes or taps repaired 8
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 1963:-
Drains exposed for examination 225
Drains unstopped, repaired, etc. 210
Waste Pipes repaired, trapped, etc.6
Soil pipes repaired, etc. 5
Fresh Air Inlets repaired, etc. 3
Gully traps inserted or repaired 12
Disconnecting traps inserted or repaired 3
Disconnecting and inspection chambers provided 7
Disconnecting and inspection chambers repaired, etc. 28
Drains constructed or repaired 21
Total length (ft.) of drain pipes laid -
(a) 4" 175
(b) 6" 4
Drain tests applied 33
Other works executed 6
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. Extensions to
the Mogden Disposal Works are nearing completion.
RIVERS AND STREAMS. No complaint of pollution was made to the Health Department
during 1963.
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 the
odd house on the outskirts of the Borough has a pail or chemical closet. The following
works were carried out during the year:-
Water closets constructed or rebuilt 2
Water closets where walls cleansed 12
Water closets fitted with new flushing
apparatus 12
Water closets repaired or improved 25
New pans or pedestals provided 16
Water closets blockages unstopped 15
Urinals constructed, rebuilt or repaired 2
Ventilated lobbies provided 2
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