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Sickness and Invalidity.
There was no unusual or excessive mortality during the year which calls for
any comment under this head.
Physical Features and General Characteristics of the Area.
In the physical configuration of the Borough the outstanding feature is Shooters
Hill, which rises over 400 feet above sea level. At a little lower level, on the Woolwich
and Plumstead side, there is a well-marked plateau of Woolwich and Plumstead
Commons, due to the erosion of local clay from off the pebble beds. Lower down
still is the level plain of the Thames. Southward, in Eltham and Lee, the land,
after sloping downwards from Shooters Hill, rises slightly again in Eltham and then
falls away towards New Eltham and Lee, but rises again as it approaches Chislehurst.
In the main this area is composed of London clay although there is a considerable
amount of sand and gravel in Avery Hill Ward.