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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 21,065
Rateable value at 31st December, 1946 £644,253
Sum represented by 1d. rate £2,560
Lying in the valley of the Thames and naturally drained
by its tributaries the River Wandle and the Pyl and Beverley
Brooks, the district is flat. The surface rises gently from the
northern or Wimbledon boundary toward the southern limit
of the Morden Ward, the whole lying between the 42ft. and
141ft. ordnance datum levels. The subsoil is sand in the
north-eastern part and merges into clay which extends throughout
the greater part of the district lying to the south.
The Urban District forms part of the London " dormitory
area " and the majority of its wage earners earn their livelihood
in the County of London.
Industry. The number of factories registered under the
Factory Act at the end of 1946 was:—
Factories with mechanical power:—
Employing more than 40 persons 36
Employing less than 40 persons 136
Factories without mechanical power 18
190
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 40
Total number of persons in receipt of domiciliary
assistance on:—
1st January, 1946 303
1st July, 1946 282
31st December, 1946 278
Total amount of domiciliary assistance granted in
Merton and Morden in the year 1946 £10,005 13 8
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