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Greenwich 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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8
SECTION 1.
NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

Table: General Statistics.

General Statistics.

Elevation—Varies from below high-water mark up to 249 feet above sea level.
Area of the Borough and Districts—
East Greenwich1,300 acres
West Greenwich453 „
St. Nicholas, Deptford115 „
Charlton and Kidbrooke1,991 „
3,859 acres
Population—
At Census, 1921100,450
Estimated, 1929104,430
Density of Population—
East Greenwich34.21 persons per acre
West Greenwich59.52 „
St. Nicholas, Deptford64.84
Charlton and Kidbrooke12.59
Average for the Borough26.94 persons per acre

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Number of Inhabited Houses—
Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1921 16,526
„ „ „ 1929 18,442
Number of Uninhabited Houses—
At Census, 1921 288
Estimated, 1929 110
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers—
At Census, 1921 22,972
Rateable Value £824,761
sum represented by a 1d. rate £3,363