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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 1934
[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—
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, 1934 97,250
Density of Population—
East Greenwich 30 persons per acre
West Greenwich 53 „ „
St. Nicholas, Deptford 55 „ „
Charlton and Kidbrooke 13 „ „
Average for the Borough 25 persons per acre
Number of Inhabited Houses—1934 19,249
Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1931 18,114
Number of Uninhabited Houses—
At Census, 1931 250
Estimated, 1934 270
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers—
At Census, 1931 25,144
Rateable Value £957,349
Sum Represented by a Id. Rate £3,872