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Merton 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
General Information
Area of Borough in acres 9,379
Number of private dwelings (1968) 62,494
Number of private households (1968) 64,678
Rateable value, at 1st April, 1968 £11,337,123
Actual product of a penny rate:—
1967/68 £45,337
Estimated product of a penny rate:—
1968/69 £45,800
Population:—
Census figure (1961) 186,647
Registrar-General's Estimate of Population 1968 1967
at 30th June 184,220 183,050
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