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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 1904

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1904

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Table: Statistical Summary.

Statistical Summary.

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 „

Table: Density of Population—

Density of Population—

East Greenwich32.08 persons per acre.
West Greenwich83.54
St. Nicholas69.38
Charlton and Kidbrooke11.27
Average for the Borough20.39

Table: Number of Inhabited Houses—

Number of Inhabited Houses—

At Census, 190114,240
Population—
At Census, 190195,770
Estimated 1904101,651
Birth Rate, 190425.95 per 1,000
Death Rate, 190414.31 „
„ (Zymotic)2.23 „
,, (Infantile Mortality)142 per 1000 Births.