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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 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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11
SECTION A
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

Table: General Statistics Elevation.—Varies from below high-water mark up to 249 feet above sea level.

General Statistics Elevation.—Varies from below high-water mark up to 249 feet above sea level.

Area of the Borough and Districts—
East Greenwich1,300 acres
West Greenwich453 „
St. Nicholas, Deptford115 „
Charlton and Kidbrooke1.990 „
3,858 acres

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Population—
At Census, 1951 89,846
At Census, 1961 (preliminary figure) 85,585
Estimated, 1961 (mid-year) 85,240
Density of Population (persons per acre) 22.09
Number of Inhabited Dwellings—end 1961 24.492
(according to Rate Books)
Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1951 21,348
Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1961
(preliminary figure) 25,048
Number of Uninhabited Dwellings—
At Census, 1951 364
At end 1961 244
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers—
At Census, 1951 26,397
At Census, 1961 (preliminary figure) 26,813
Rateable Value, 1961 £1,825,400
Sum Represented by a Id. Rate, 1961 £7,280