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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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CENSUS 1921
Table I. Total population of the Borough shown in various age groups compared with the administrative County of London,
| Age Group. | London. | Greenwich. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Per cent. of Total | |||
| Number | Per cent. of Total | |||
| 0-5 | 376,055 | 8.3 | 9,414 | 9.4 |
| 5-15 | 809,212 | 18.0 | 20,323 | 20.2 |
| 15-25 | 796,590 | 17.8 | 17,985 | 17.9 |
| 25-35 | 722,316 | 16.1 | 15,112 | 15.1 |
| 35-45 | 643,230 | 14.3 | 13,698 | 13.6 |
| 45-55 | 532,834 | 11.9 | 11,179 | 11.1 |
| 55-65 | 344,311 | 7.7 | 7,118 | 7.1 |
| 65-up | 259,975 | 5.8 | 5,621 | 5.6 |
| Total Population | 4,484,523 | 100.0 | 100,450 | 100.0 |
Table II. (a) Showing the percentage of males and females, respectively, in the total population.
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 46.2 | 53.8 |
| Greenwich | 48.6 | 51.4 |
(b) Showing the percentage of persons in certain sex-age groups compared with the administrative County of London.
| Age. | 0-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | ||||||||
| London | 9.2 | 19.5 | 17.2 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 7.7 | 5.1 |
| Greenwich | 9.8 | 21.5 | 17.5 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 5.0 |
| Difference | +.6 | +2.0 | +.3 | —.8 | —.6 | —.9 | —.9 | —.1 |
| Females | ||||||||
| London | 7.7 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 16.9 | 14.7 | 11.7 | 7.6 | 6.4 |
| Greenwich | 8.9 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Difference | + 1.2 | + 2.2 | — | -1.2 | —.9 | —.7 | —.7 | -.1 |