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Merton 1969
[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 dwellings (1961) 59,482
Number of private dwellings (1969) 62,605
Rateable value, at 1st April, 1969 £11,468,169
Actual product of a penny rate:—
1968/69 £45,739
Estimated product of a penny rate:—
1969/70 £45,980
Population:—
Census figure (1961) 186,647
Registrar-General's Estimate of Population 1969 1968
at 30th June 183,570 184,220
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