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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 21,416
Rateable value at 31st December, 1947 £667,115
Sum represented by Id. rate £2,760
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 42 ft. and 141 ft. 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 1947 was: —
Factories with mechanical power:—
Employing more than 40 persons 37
Employing less than 40 persons 142
Factories without mechanical power 22
201
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 79
Total number of persons in receipt of domiciliary
assistance on: —
1st January, 1947 289
1st July, 1947 256
31st December, 1947 298
Total amount of domiciliary assistance granted
in Merton and Morden in the year 1947 £12,336 9s. 6d.
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