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Greenwich 1966
[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, 1966 (mid-year) 231,590
Density of Population (persons per acre) 19.75
Number of Inhabited Dwellings—end 1966 70,303
(according to Rate Books)
* Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1961 70,175
Number of Uninhabited Dwellings—
* At Census, 1961 1,031
At end 1966 1,707
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers—
*At Census, 1961 75,803
Rateable Value, 1966 £12,847,820
Sum Represented by a 1d. Rate, 1966 £50,900
*Adjusted to accord with Boundary Changes introduced
under the London Government Act, 1963.