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Greenwich 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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13
SECTION I
GENERAL STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA
General Statistics
Elevation—Varies from below high-water mark up to 416 feet
above sea level.

Table: *Area of the Borough and Districts Land and Inland Water—

*Area of the Borough and Districts Land and Inland Water—

Greenwich3,863acres
Woolwich7,861acres11,724acres
Foreshore and Tidal Waters839acres
12,563acres
Population—
*At Census, 1961230,250
At Census, 1966 (10% sample)226,980
Estimated, 1970 (mid-year)226,130
Density of Population (persons per acre)19.29
Number of Inhabited Dwellings—end 1970 (according to Rate Books)73,804
*Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 196170,175
At Census, 1966 (10% sample)70,140
Number of Uninhabited Dwellings—
*At Census, 19611,031
At Census, 1966 (10% sample)1,710
At end 19702,285
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers—
*At Census, 196175,803
At Census, 1966 (10% sample)74,050
Rateable Value, 1970£12,646,090
Sum Represented by a 1d. Rate, 1970£50,941

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* Adjusted to accord with Boundary Changes introduced
under the London Government Act, 1963.