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SECTION I.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Akea.
The area of the Borough is 8,282 statute acres. Parts of the River Ward,
where there were 3,529 inhabitants at the time of the Census in 1931, are situate
on the North side of the River Thames. The Borough was originally divided into
three parishes—Woolwich, Plumstead and Eltham. The acreage of Woolwich
parish is 1,135, and of its wards as follows:—Dockyard, 139; St. Mary's, 99;
River, 572; St. George's, 325. The acreage of Plumstead parish is 3,387; and
its wards as follows:—Burrage, 184; Herbert, 245; Glyndon, 302; St. Margaret's,
552; Central, 115; St. Nicholas, 1,207; Abbey Wood, 782. The acreage of
Eltham parish is 3,760, and its wards as follows:—Well Hall, 687; Avery Hill,
1,824 ; Sherard, 1,249.
The number of persons per acre in 1931 was 17.7; in the Administrative County
of London the corresponding figure was 58.7. The present figures for each of the
wards in the Borough are as follows :—Dockyard, 43.8; St. Mary's, 54.7; River,
16.7; St. George's, 22.1; Burrage, 37.1; Herbert, 36.3; Glyndon, 24.9; St.
Margaret's, 24.7; Central, 59.7; St. Nicholas, 10.8; Abbey Wood, 16.2; Well
Hall, 16.5; Avery Hill, 9.3; Sherard, 19.8.
Population.
The Registrar General estimates the population of the Borough at the middle
of the year as 150,900, an increase of 1,500 on the previous year. This figure has
been used in calculating rates for the purposes of this report. It should be noted
that it includes non-civilians, the pre-war practice in this respect having been returned
to from the beginning of 1932. In estimating the population of the wards of the
Borough regard has been had to such information as is available from the records
of the Housing Department so far as occupants of new Council houses are concerned
and from the records of the Treasurer's Department if advances have been made
under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts. The estimated population of each
of the wards of the Borough at the middle of 1938 is shown in the following Table
No. 1.