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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 1953
[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 & Kidbrooke 1,990 „
3,858 acres
Population—
At Census, 1951 89,846
Estimated, 1953 (mid-year) 90,440
Density of Population 23 persons per acre
Number of Inhabited Dwellings—end 1953 22,685
(according to Rate Books)
Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1951 21,348
Number of Uninhabited Dwellings—
At Census, 1951 364
At end 1953 159
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers—
At Census, 1951 26,397
Rateable Value, 1953 £814,313
Sum Represented by a 1d. Rate, 1953 £3,291