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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 1935
[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
96,600
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—1935
(according to Rate Books)
20,142
Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1931
18,114
Number of Uninhabited Houses—
At Census, 1931
250
At end 1935
294
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers—
At Census, 1931
25,144
Rateable Value
£981,393
Sum Represented by a 1d. Rate
£3,910