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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 1957
[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, 1957 (mid-year) | 88,910 |
| Density of Population (persons per acre) | 23.0 |
| Number of Inhabited Dwellings—end 1957 (according to Rate Books) | 23,888 |
| Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1951 | 21,348 |
| Number of Uninhabited Dwellings— | |
| At Census, 1951 | 364 |
| At end 1957 | 177 |
| Number of Families or Separate Occupiers— | |
| At Census, 1951 | 26,397 |
| Rateable Value,1957 | £1,444,028 |
| Sum Represented by a1d. Rate, 1957 | £5,639 |