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Greenwich 1936

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

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Table: 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.

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 Greenwich1,300 acres
West Greenwich453 „
St. Nicholas, Deptford115 „
Charlton and Kidbrooke1,990 „
3,858 acres
Population—
At Census, 1931100,924
Estimated, 193695,900
Density of Population—
East Greenwich30 persons per acre
West Greenwich50 ,, „
St. Nicholas, Deptford54 „ „
Charlton and Kidbrooke14 „ „
Average for the Borough24 persons per acre

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Number of Inhabited Houses—1936 20,877
(according to Rate Books)
Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1931 18,114
Number of Uninhabited Houses—
At Census, 1931 250
At end 1935 357
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers—
At Census, 1931 25,144
Rateable Value £972,502
Sum Represented by a ld. Rate £3,997