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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich]
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Statistical Summary.
Elevation.—Varies from below high-water mark up to 249 feet above
sea level.
Area of the Borough and Districts—
| East Greenwich | 1451.4 acres. |
| West Greenwich | 297.8 „ |
| St. Nicholas | 112.1 ,, |
| Charlton and Kidbrooke | 1990.4 „ |
| 3851.7 „ |
Density of Population .—Calculated on Death Rate—
| East Greenwich | 30.00 persons per acre. |
| West Greenwich | 72.34 ,, |
| St. Nicholas | 61.09 ,, |
| Charlton and Kidbrooke | 9.29 ,, |
| Average for the Borough | 25.25 ,, |
Number of Inhabited Houses—
At Census, 1901 14,240
At Census, 1911 14,722
Estimated, 1917 16,299
Number of Uninhabited Houses—
At Census, 1911 803
Estimated, 1917 267
Population—
At Census, 1911 95,968
Estimated, 1917—For Birth Rate 100,815
„ „ For Death Rate 90,440
Birth Rate, 1917 19.36 (nett) per 1,000
Death Rate, 1915 15 96 „
(Excluding Military deaths)
„ (Zymotic) 1.42 „
„ (Infantile Mortality) 105 per 1,000 Births.