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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS.
The following table shows the number of deaths of Greenwich
residents in Public Institutions during the last six years:—
Year
Total Deaths
of Greenwich
Residents
Total Deaths
of Greenwich
Residents in
Public Institutions
1930
1,036
602
1931
1,134
633
1932
1,194
761
1933
1,167
707
1934
1,186
723
1935
1,043
671
Average
1,127
683
AGE MORTALITY.
The age mortality and the distribution of the deaths between
the different quarters of the year is shown by the following table:—
Deaths
1st
Quarter
2nd
Quarter
3rd
Quarter
4th
Quarter
Total
Under 1 year of age
22
19
15
24
80
Between 1 and 2 years
2
1
1
1
5
Between 2 and 5 years
4
—
—
—
4
Between 5 and 15 years
10
4
8
3
25
Between 15 and 25 years
14
8
10
8
40
Between 25 and 45 years
25
23
25
37
110
Between 45 and 65 years
78
56
44
85
263
65 years and upwards
145
140
101
130
516
Total
300
251
204
288
1,043