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Earth." This extends from the line of the river up
to the railway and then stretches down the Claremont
Road to the Kingston Boundary. Fossils
have been discovered occasionally, but not in any
quantity. In the clay there have been found round
stones or boulders with iron stained crystals and
deposits of crystalline gypsum.
In the Chessington portion of the district the
soil is entirely London Clay, undulating considerably.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The district is a residential one. On the NorthWest
it is bounded by the River Thames, but a
considerable portion of it is on hill ground at a
height of from 100 to 300 feet above ordnance
datum.
A very large proportion of the adult residents
here are engaged in business in London, for access
to which the facilities offered by the Southern Railway
by both steam and electric trains, and by the
L.P.T.B. 'bus services, are not surpassed when compared
with any similar extra metropolitan district.
The new line of the Southern Railway through
Tolworth, Hook and Chessington has made good
progress during the year under review and the new
station at Tolworth was opened in May, 1938.
There is also an efficient and adequate service
of 'buses and trolley tramways connecting with
most of the adjoining districts, except for the
Berrylands Estate, which does not seem to be
adequately serviced.
There has been a slight increase in the number
of factories in the district. The addition of these