Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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SECTION A.
STATISTICS 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— | |
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East Greenwich | 1,300 acres |
West Greenwich | 453 „ |
St. Nicholas, Deptford | 115 „ |
Charlton and Kidbrooke | 1,990 „ |
3,858 acres | |
Population— | |
At Census, 1931 | 100,924 |
Estimated, 1933 | 97,830 |
Density of Population— | |
East Greenwich | 31 persons per acre |
West Greenwich | 53 „ |
St. Nicholas, Deptford | 55 „ |
Charlton and Kidbrook | 13 „ |
Average for the Borough | 25 persons per acre |
Number of Inhabited Houses—1933 | 18,866 |
Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1931 | 18,114 |
Number of Uninhabited Houses— | |
At Census, 1931 | 250 |
Estimated, 1933 | 175 |
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers— | |
At Census, 1931 | 25,144 |
Rateable Value | £947,530 |
Sum Represented by a1d. Rate | £3,824 |