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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 1925
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1925
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SECTION 1.
NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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, 1925 | 103,520 | |
| Density of Population— | ||
| East Greenwich | 34.40 persons per acre | |
| West Greenwich | 59.75 | |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 67.68 | |
| Charlton and Kidbrooke | 12.02 | |
| Average for the Borough | 26.81 persons per acre | |
| Number of Inhabited Houses— | ||
| Occupied houses | 16,623 | |
| Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1921 | 16,526 | |
| ,, 1925 | 17,735 | |
| Number of Uninhabited Houses— | ||
| At Census, 1921 | 288 | |
| Estimated, 1925 | 131 | |