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 1916
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1916
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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 | 112.1 ,, | |
| Charlton and Kidbrooke | 1990.4 ,, | |
| 3851.7 ,, | ||
| Density of Population- | Calculated on Death Rate. | |
| East Greenwich | 31.33 persons per acre | |
| West Greenwich | 75.55 ,, ,, ,, | |
| St. Nicholas | 63.8l ,, ,, ,, | |
| Charlton and Kidbrooke | 9.71 ,, ,, ,, | |
| Average for the Borough | 24.52,, ,, ,, | |
| Number of Inhabited Houses- | ||
| At Census, 1901 | 14,240 | |
| At Census, 1911 | 14,722 | |
| Estimated, 1916 | 16,166 | |
| Number of Uninhabited Houses- | ||
| At Census, 1911 | 803 | |
| Population- | ||
| At Census, 1911 | 95,968 | |
| Estimated 1918 for death rate | 94,453 | |
| ,, birth ,, | 102,765 | |
| Birth Rate, 1916 | 22.90 per 1,000 | |
| Death Rate, 1916 | 15.14 ,, ,, (Excluding Military deaths) | |
| ,, ,, (Zymotic) | 1.57 per 1,000 | |
| ,, ,, (Infantile Mortality) | 83.69 per 1000 Births. | |
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