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SUMMARY OF GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area (in Acres) 8,667
Population (Census, 1931) 117,707
Population (Estimated), Middle of 1934 133,446
Number of Structurally Separate Dwellings (Census,
1931) 26,717
Number of Houses (1st April, 1934) according to Rate
Books 33,080
Number of Families or separate Occupiers (Census, 1931) 31,412
Rateable Value (24th October, 1934) £1,365,329
Net Produce of a Penny Rate £5,300
Population.—The Registrar-General's mid-year estimate of
the population for the area as now constituted is 133,446, compared
with his estimate of 128,800 for the previous year. Adjustments
in the boundaries of the Borough, which were made at the 1st April,
1934, resulted in the transfer of a population of probably two
thousand persons.
The statistics of births and deaths supplied by the Registrar
are composite figures combining the records for the first portion
of the year prior to the change in boundaries, with those for the
altered area for the remaining portion of the year. For use with
the composite statistics the Registrar-General has supplied a
working population figure, modified to take account of the fact
that the records do not wholly relate to the entire year, and this
figure of 133,947 has been used in the calculation of the statistics
contained in the report.
Social Conditions.—The inhabitants in the Borough are
fortunate in several respects : by their close proximity to London,
and by the marked tendency in recent years for factories to travel
southwards. New factories have been opened for a multitude of
purposes, providing employment for many thousands of workers,
while the building of houses to accommodate the many families
who wish to reside near their employment has provided further
employment. With these favourable conditions it is not surprising