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NATURAL & SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE DISTRICT.
At the 1921 Census the population for the District
amounted to 17,520.
The Registrar General's estimate of population at the 30th
June, 1925,. is 18,960.
The District is somewhat flat, having a slight rise towards
the Southern or Morden aspect. In the Northern or Merton
portion of the District the sub-soil merges into the underlying
clay in the East, West, and the whole of the Morden portion.
The area is about 3,238 acres, only a portion of whicli is built
upon. The surface is drained by the River Wandle, and the
Pyl and Beverley Brooks.
The population is composed mainly of the better type of
the working classes, and there is no particular occupation
which can influence the public health.
The rateable value of the District is £140 954; and a
penny rate represents £496.
The Clerk to the Croydon Union Guardians, Mr. Walker,
has supplied me with the following figures relating to Poor
Law Relief:—
Men. Women. Children. TOTAL.
Merton 18 36 76 130
Morden 0 3 4 7
TEMPORARY RELIEF OWING TO UNEMPLOYMENT.
Men. Women. Children. TOTAL.
Merton 13 13 42 68
Morden 0 0 0 0
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISTRICT.
Water is supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board and
the Sutton Water Company.