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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
Foreshore and Tidal Waters 839 acres
12,563 acres
Population—
*At Census, 1961 230,250
At Census, 1966 (10% sample) 226,980
Estimated, 1968 (mid-year) 229,700
Density of Population (persons per acre) 19.59
Number of Inhabited Dwellings—end 1968 73,400
(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 1968 1,800
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers—
*At Census, 1961 75,803
At Census, 1966 (10% sample) 74,050
Rateable Value, 1968 £12,759,639
Sum Represented by a 1d. Rate, 1968 £50,600
* Adjusted to accord with Boundary Changes introduced
under the London Government Act, 1963.