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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 21,003
Rateable value at 31st December, 1945 £638,576
Sum represented by Id. rate £2,450
Industry. The number of factories registered under the
Factory Act at the end of 1945 was:—
Factories with mechanical power:—
Employing more than 40 persons 35
Employing less than 40 persons 125
Factories without mechanical power 16
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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 mental hospitals 64
Total number of persons in receipt of domiciliary
assistance on:—
1st January, 1945 160
1st July, 1945 206
31st December, 1945 303
Total amount of domiciliary assistance granted
in Merton and Morden in the year 1945 £8,765.
Climatic Conditions. Rain gauges are installed at the
Joseph Hood Recreation Ground and West Barnes Pumping
Station.
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