Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1920
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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, Deptford | 112.1 „ |
Charlton and Kidbrooke | 1990.4 „ |
3851.7 acres. | |
Density of Population— | |
East Greenwich | 34.64 persons per acre. |
West Greenwich | 83.54 „ |
St. Nicholas, Deptford | 70.50 „ |
Charlton and Kidbrooke | 10.74 „ |
Average for the Borough | 27.12 persons per acre. |
Number of Inhabited Houses— | |
At Census, 1901 | 14,240 |
At Census, 1911 | 14,722 |
Estimated, 1920 | 16,096 |
Number of Uninhabited Houses— | |
At Census, 1911 | 803 |
Estimated, 1920 | 206 |
Population— | |
At Census, 1911 | 95.968 |
Estimated, 1920 | 104,453 |
Birth Rate, 1920 | 24.67 per 1,000 |
Death Rate, 1920 | 11.72 „ |
„ (Zymotic) | .84 „ |
„ (Infantile Mortality) | 75 per 1,000 Births. |