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Greenwich 1937
[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 |