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Penge 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Town Hall,
Anerley, S.E. 20.
May, 1939.
To the Chairman and Members of the Urban
District Council of Penge.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I beg to present my Thirtieth Annual Report 011 the health
of the District for the year ending the 31st December, 1938.
It is compiled in accordance with Circular 1,728 (1938)
of the Ministry of Health.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA.
Area (acres) 770
Population (Census 1931) 27,771
Population (Estimated middle of 1938, R.G.) 25,520
Number of separately rated inhabited dwellings
(end of 1938) according to rate books (approximate)
6,817
Rateable Value £206,516
Sum represented by Id. rate £778
The District is situated on the slope of a hill, its highest
point being 370 feet above sea level, and the lowest 95 feet
above sea level.