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these added sanitary conditions mentioned above,
combine to provide Surbiton with attractions so far
in excess of most other places that it has always been
and—given a continuance of policy on similar lines—
should always be a most popular and populous place.
It deserves to be classed as a "health resort" if there
is any meaning in such a term, inasmuch as it is a
place where good health can be obtained, perpetuated
and enjoyed, especially suitable for children and for
old people, and in direct contra distinction to that
other and baser use of the term which signifies "health
resort" to mean a place to which people, out of health,
resort in order to be restored to health.
Maintaining its character from its inception on
the making of the L. & S. W. Railway, Surbiton is
de facto a residential neighbourhood with no dominating
factories or works. The trade is mainly that
which exists for the needs of the residents, a very
large proportion of whom travel to and from London
daily.
Chief Occupations.
The following particulars as to the chief occupations
of Surbiton residents are extracted from the
Census Report for 1921 :—
MALES OVER 12.
Total occupied 5,635
Agricultural occupations 427
Mining and Quarrying occupations 1
Makers of Coke, Lime, Cement, etc 3
Makers of Bricks, Pottery, Glass 29