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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
†At Census, 1966 (10% sample)226,980
Estimated, 1967 (mid-year) 231,150
Density of Population (persons per acre) 19.75
Number of Inhabited Dwellings—end 1967 72,348
(according to Rate Books)
*Structurally separate dwellings at Census, 1961 70,175
†At Census, 1966 (10% sample)70,140
Number of Uninhabited Dwellings—
*At Census, 1961 1,031
†At Census, 1966 (10% sample) 1,710
At end 1967 2,029
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers—
*At Census, 1961 75,803
†At Census, 1966 (10% sample) 74,050
Rateable Value, 1967 £12,759,639
Sum Represented by a Id. Rate, 1967 £49,600
*Adjusted to accord with Boundary Changes introduced
under the London Government Act, 1963.
†Provisional (Subject to eventual statistical evaluation by
the Registrar-General)