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Poplar 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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SECTION A.
STATISTICS OF THE AREA.
Area (excluding water) 2,136 acres
Population, estimated mid-year 74,050
Number of inhabited houses (according to Rate Books) 17,135
Rateable Value £549,975
General Rate (1950-51) 18/4 in £
Sum represented by a penny rate (1950-51) £2,178
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