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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Greenwich 1902

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1902

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Statistical Summary.
Elevation. —Varies from below high-water mark up to 249 feet
above sea level.

Table: Elevation.—Varies from below high-water mark up to 249 feet above sea level.

Elevation.—Varies from below high-water mark up to 249 feet above sea level.

Area of the Borough and Districts—
East Greenwich1451.4 acres.
West Greenwich297.8 „
St. Nicholas112.1 „
Charlton and Kidbrooke1990.4 „
Borough3851.7 „
Density of Population—
East Greenwich30.7 persons per acre.
West Greenwich80.3 „
St.Nicholas65.9 „
Charlton and Kidbrooke11.0 „
Average for the Borough25.4 „
Number of Inhabited Houses—
At Census, 190114,240
Population—
At Census, 190195,770
Birth Rate28.13 per 1,000
Death Rate15.28 „
„ (Zymotic)1.54 „
„ (Infantile Mortality)138 per 1,000 Births.