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.
Area of the Borough and Districts— | |
East Greenwich | 1,309 acres |
West Greenwich | 453 ,, |
St. Nicholas, Deptford | 115 „ |
Charlton and Kidbrooke | 1,990 „ |
3,858 acres | |
Population— | |
At Census, 1931 | 100,924 |
Estimated, 1937 | 95,990 |
Density of Population— | |
East Greenwich | 30 persons per acre |
West Greenwich | 50 „ ,, |
St. Nicholas, Deptford | 54 „ ,, |
Charlton and Kidbrooke | 14 „ ,, |
Average for the Borough | 24 persons per acre |
Number of Inhabitated Houses—1937 (according to Rate Books) | 21,202 |
Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1931 | 18,114 |
Number of Uninhabited Houses— | |
At Census, 1931 | 250 |
At end 1937 | 428 |
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers— | |
At Census, 1931 | 25,144 |
Rateable Value | £972,502 |
Sum Represented by a 1d. Rate | £3,997 |