<html>
<head><style>
   table {
     width: 10px;
   }
   div.auto { 
     overflow: auto;
     height: 50px;
     background: lightgreen;
   }
</style></head>
<body>
  <table><tr><td>
    <div class="auto">
      x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x xx x 
      xxxxxx
    </div>
  </td></tr></table>
</body>
</html>