London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Merton 1972
[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 (1972) 64,615
Rateable value, at 1st April, 1972 £11,888,299
Actual product of a penny rate:—
1971/72 £112,594
Estimated product of a penny rate:—
1972/73 £114,400
Population:—
Census figure (1961) 186,647
Census figure (1971) 176,524
Registrar-General's Estimate of Population 1972 1971
at 30th June 176,820 177,150
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