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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 1912
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1912
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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 „
3851·7 „
Density of Population—
East Greenwich 31·83 persons per acre.
West Greenwich 76·77 „
St. Nicholas 64·99 „
Charlton and Kidbrooke 9·86 „
Average for the Borough 24·92 „
Number of Inhabited Houses—
At Census, 1901 14,240
Estimated, 1912 16,262
Population—
At Census, 1911 95,977
Estimated, 1912 95,992
Birth Rate, 1912 25.01 per 1,000
Death Rate, 1912 13·20 „
,, (Zymotic) 1·21 „
,, (Infantile Mortality) 84 per 1,000 Births.