London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1909
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1909
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Statistical Summarp.
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 | |
| 3851.7 | ||
Density of Population-
| East Greenwich | 35.03 | persons per acre. |
| West Greenwich | 91.29 | |
| St. Nicholas | 75.70 | |
| Charlton and Kidbrooke | 12.30 | |
| Average for the Borough | 28.82 |
Number of Inhabited Houses—
At Census, 1901 14,240
Population—
At Census, 1901 95,770
Estimated, 1909 111,014
Birth Rate, 1909 22.19 per 1,000
Death Rate, 1909 12 .24
„ (Zymotic) 0.99 „
„ (Infantile Mortality) 102 per 1,000 Births.