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REPORT.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE
AREA.
Area (in acres) 2,935 acres
Population, Census 1921 35,119
„ 1931 56,856
Registrar-General's estimate of population mid-year,
1933 60,060
Number of inhabited houses, 1921 7,150
1931 13,187
1933 14,483
Rateable value £353,708
Sum represented by a penny rate £1,368
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
Mitcham has an area of 2,935 acres, and during the last decade
has shown very rapid development. In 1923 the population was
36,430, which in 1933 had increased to 60,060. Not only has the
residential part of the district increased rapidly but the industrial
side has also made great progress. There are a large number of
paint and varnish works in the district and also several large
chemical and rubber works. A full list of industries is given under
the section dealing with Factories and Workshops.
Slums in the true sense of the word are practically unknown,
i.e., houses without a separate water supply, separate water closet
accommodation, separate yard, and no through ventilation. There
is a row of back to back houses in the district, but a method of
dealing with these is under consideration. Caravan yards exist, but
steps are being taken to limit the number of vans and persons in a