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SECTION A.—
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres) 3,238
Number of inhabited houses according to
Rate Books 20,852
Rateable value at 31st December, 1944 £645,699
Sum represented by Id. rate £2,450
Industry. The number of factories registered under the
Factory Act at the end of 1944 was:—
Factories with mechanical power':—
Employing nore than 40 persons 41
Employing less than 40 persons 95
Factories without mechanical power 15
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Public Assistance. The following information as to Public
Assistance is supplied by the courtesy of the Chief Public
Assistance Officer of the Surrey County Council.
Number of persons admitted to Public Assistance
Hospitals from Merton and Morden 51
(These figures do not include those admitted
direct to hospitals by the local doctors)
Number of persons admitted to mental hospitals 45
Total number of persons in receipt of domiciliary
assistance on:—
1st January, 1944 229
1st July, 1944 213
31st December, 1944 140
Total amount of domiciliary assistance granted
in Merton and Morden in the year 1944-... £7,311 15 1
Medical Relief: No orders have been issued by the
Relieving Officer for medical relief, but there are a large
number of Supplementary Pensioners who are in possession
of Permanent Medical Relief tickets and visit the District
Medical Officer as and when required.
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