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Surbiton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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factories, however, cannot be said to exert any
particular influence upon the health of the workers.
Of the workers engaged at the factories and
workshops the majority are resident within the
district.
The amount of unemployment in the Borough
is small and for the most part seasonal.
The added area of Chessington is being rapidly
developed, and when the two new stations there
are opened, more extensive development still may be
expected.
STATISTICS.
| Area (in acres) | 4,709 |
| Resident Population (Census 1931) | 29,396 |
| Registrar General's estimate mid-year 1938 | 46,600 |
| Estimated Population 31st December, 1938 | 49,816 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1938) according to the rate books | 14,541 |
| Number of families or separate occupiers (1931 census) | 8,116 |
| Rateable Value | £541,009 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £2,060 |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| (Based on population of 46,600). | |||
| Live Births:— | |||
| Total | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate | 806 | 434 | 372 |
| Illegitimate | 29 | 17 | 12 |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 17 92 | ||