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SUTTON URBAN DISTRICT.
Medical Officer's Report for the Year 1910.
Situation.—Sutton is situated 11 miles south of
Whitehall in the watershed of the Thames in the northeast
portion of the County of Surrey, the centre of
the town being a little above the line where the chalk
of the London Basin comes to the surface to form the
North Downs. A narrow band of the London
Tertiaries, running due east and west, appears between
the chalk and the clay.
Towards the north and north-west and on the clay
is the lowest land—81 feet above sea level—and
through it runs the Pyl Brook, receiving the chief part
of the surface water of the whole district and the
outflow from the sewage works. The rest of the
surface water drains into a small brook discharging
on the north-east into the Wandle. Further north,
where the London and Brighton Road crosses the
border, the ground rises to 147 feet. This is the most
rural part. Southwards, on the chalk, towards
Banstead Downs, there is a gradual ascent to 293 feet.
Area.—The length of the district is three miles, and
has an average breadth of one mile and an area of
1,836 acres, or nearly three square miles.
Boundaries.—It is bounded on the north by
Morden, east by Carshalton, south by Banstead, and
west by Cheam, and on all sides, except where the
towns of Sutton and Carshalton join, has a rural
aspect.
Rateable value, £161,484. A penny in the £ on
the District Rate produces £610 nett.
Occupation of Residents.—A great part of the
population is engaged in business in London. The
remainder consists chiefly of tradesmen and their
assistants, gardeners, and those connected with the
building trade.