Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1904
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Statistical Summary.
Elevation.—Varies from below high-water mark up to 249 feet above sea level. | |
Area of the Borough and Districts— | |
East Greenwich | 1451.4 acres. |
West Greenwich | 297.8 „ |
St. Nicholas | 112.1 „ |
Charlton and Kidbrooke | 1990.4 „ |
Borough | 3851.7 „ |
Density of Population—
East Greenwich | 32.08 persons per acre. |
West Greenwich | 83.54 |
St. Nicholas | 69.38 |
Charlton and Kidbrooke | 11.27 |
Average for the Borough | 20.39 |
Number of Inhabited Houses—
At Census, 1901 | 14,240 |
Population— | |
At Census, 1901 | 95,770 |
Estimated 1904 | 101,651 |
Birth Rate, 1904 | 25.95 per 1,000 |
Death Rate, 1904 | 14.31 „ |
„ (Zymotic) | 2.23 „ |
,, (Infantile Mortality) | 142 per 1000 Births. |