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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 1915

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1915

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

Table: Area of the Borough and Districts—

Area of the Borough and Districts—

East Greenwich1451.4 acres.
West Greenwich297.8 „
St. Nicholas112.1 ,,
Charlton and Kidbrooke1990.4 „
3851.7 „

Table: Density of Population —

Density of Population —

East Greenwich31.84 persons per acre.
West Greenwich76.49 ,,
St. Nicholas65.00 ,,
Charlton and Kidbrooke9.86 ,,
Average for the Borough24.93 ,,

Table: Number of Inhabited Houses—

Number of Inhabited Houses—

At Census, 190114,240
At Census, 191114,722
Estimated, 191516,166

Table: Number of Uninhabited Houses—

Number of Uninhabited Houses—

At Census, 1911803

Table: Population—

Population—

At Census, 191195,968
Estimated, 191596,385
Birth Rate, 191524.38 per 1,000
Death Rate, 191517.56 ,, (Excluding Military deaths 16.2)
,, (Zymotic)1.80
„ (Infantile Mortality)101 per 1,000 Births.