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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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, 1938 | 95,770 |
Density of Population—
East Greenwich | 30 persons per acre |
West Greenwich | 47 „ „ |
St. Nicholas, Deptford | 51„ „ |
Charlton and Kidbrooke | 14 „ „ |
Average for the Borough | 24 persons per acre |
Number of Inhabited Houses—1938
Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1931 | 18,114 |
Number of Uninhabited Houses— | |
At Census, 1931 | 250 |
At end 1938 | 594 |
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers— | |
At Census, 1931 | 25,144 |
Rateable Value | £986,882 |
Sum Represented by a Id. Rate | £4,058 |