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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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SECTION I
GENERAL STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA
General Statistics
Elevation.—Varies from below high-water mark up to 416 feet above sea level.
| *Area of the Borough and Districts (land and Inland Water)— | |
| Greenwich | 3,863 acres |
| Woolwich | 7,861 acres |
| 11,724 acres | |
| Population— | |
| *At Census, 1961 | 230,250 |
| Estimated, 1965 (mid-year) | 231,770 |
| Density of Population (persons per acre) | 19.76 |
| Number of Inhabited Dwellings—end 1965 (according to Rate Books) | 69,916 |
| *Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1961 | 70,175 |
| Number of Uninhabited Dwellings— *At Census, 1961 | 1,031 |
| At end 1965 | 2,094 |
| Number of Families or Separate Occupiers— *At Census, 1961 | 75,803 |
| Rateable Value, 1965 | £12,439,895 |
| Sum Represented by a 1d. Rate, 1965 | £50,350 |
* Adjusted to accord with Boundary Changes introduced
under the London Government Act, 1963.