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Poplar 1951
[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 73,260
Number of inhabited houses (according to Rate Books) 17,328
Rateable Value £559,112
General Rate (1951-52) 19/- in £
Sum represented by a penny rate (1951-52) £2,190
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