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Merton 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
General Information
Area of Borough in acres 9,739
Number of private dwellings (1961) 59,482
Number of private households (1961) 64,219
Rateable value, at 1st April, 1966 £11,104,727
Actual product of a penny rate:—
1965-66 £44,204
Estimated product of a penny rate:—
1966-67 £44,675
Population:—
Census figure (1961) 186,647
Registrar-General's Estimate of Population 1966 1965
at 30th June 184,190 185,130
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