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 1923
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1923
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SECTION 1.
General Statistics.
Elevation—Varies from below high-water mark up to 249 feet above sea level.
| Area of the Borough and Districts— | ||
| East Greenwich | 1,300 acres | |
| West Greenwich | 453 „ | |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 115 „ | |
| Charlton and Kidbrooke | 1,991 „ | |
| 3,859 acres | ||
| Population— | ||
| At Census, 1921 | 100,450 | |
| Estimated, 1923 | 102,460 | |
| Density of Population— | ||
| East Greenwich | 34.69 persons per acre | |
| West Greenwich | 60.06 „ | |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 67.25 „ | |
| Charlton and Kidbrooke | 11.25 „ | |
| Average for the Borough | 26.25 persons per acre | |
| Number of Inhabited Houses— | ||
| Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1921 | 16,526 | |
| „ „ „ 1923 | 17,366 | |
| Number of Uninhabited Houses— | ||
| At Census, 1921 | 288 | |
| Estimated, 1923 | 137 | |
| No. of Families or Separate Occupiers— | ||
| At Census, 1921 | 22,972 | |
| Rateable Value | £768,354 | |
| Sum represented by a Id. rate | £3.148 | |