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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 1918

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1918

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Statistical Summary.

Table: Elevation.—Varies from below high-water mark up to 249 feet above sea level. Area of the Borough and Districts—

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 „
3851.7 „

Table: Density of Population

Density of Population

East Greenwich29.84 persons per acre.
West Greenwich71.96
St. Nicholas60.75 „
Charlton and Kidbrooke9.24
Average for the Borough23.35

Table: Number of Inhabited Houses—

Number of Inhabited Houses—

At Census, 190114,240
At Census, 191114,722
Estimated, 191816,077

Table: Number ok Uninhabited Houses—

Number ok Uninhabited Houses—

At Census, 1911803
Estimated, 1918223

Table: Population—

Population—

At Census, 191195,968
Estimated, 1918—For Birth Rate100,773
„ „ For Death Rate89,939
Birth Rate, 191816.88 per 1,000
Death Rate, 191819.16 „
(Zymotic)1.70 „
(Infantile Mortality)119 per 1,000 Births.

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Birth Rate, 1918
16.88 per 1,000
Death Rate, 1918
19.16 „
(Zymotic)
1.70 „
(Infantile Mortality)
119 per 1,000 Births.