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The new Surbiton Station was completed during
the year. The building is of modern design
and constructed of reinforced concrete.
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
factories, however, cannot be said to exert any particular
influence upon the health of the workers.
Of the workers engaged at the factories and
workshops the majority are resident within the
district.
The amount of unemployment in the Borough
is small and is for the most part seasonal.
The added area of Chessington may still be
said to be rural in character, but this is rapidly
changing as building development progresses in this
part of the Borough.
STATISTICS.
Area (in acres) 4,709
Resident Population (Census 1931) 29,396
Registrar General's estimate mid-year 1937 44,830
Estimated Population 31st December, 1937 47,000
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1937) according
to the rate books 13,488
Number of families or separate occupiers (1931
census) 8,116
Rateable Value £512,154
Sum represented by a penny rate £1,930