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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 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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18
DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS.

Table: The following table compares the average number of deaths of Greenwich residents in Public Institutions during the previous ten years with those of the current year :—

The following table compares the average number of deaths of Greenwich residents in Public Institutions during the previous ten years with those of the current year :—

YearTotal Deaths of Greenwich ResidentsTotal Deaths of Greenwich Residents in Public Institutions.
1943888609
1944978616
1945813521
1946874585
1947952561
1948862441
1949942484
1950926540
19511,002574
1952958551
10 year Average 919548
1953847489

Table: AGE MORTALITY. The age mortality and the distribution of the deaths between tho different quarters of the year are shown by the following table:—

AGE MORTALITY. The age mortality and the distribution of the deaths between tho different quarters of the year are shown by the following table:—

Deaths1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterTotal
Under 1 year of age597324
Between 1 and 2 years2—1—3
Between 2 and 5 years2—125
Between 5 and 15 years——426
Between 15 and 25 years—1247
Between 25 and 45 years141110742
Between 45 and 65 years70474152210
Between 65 and 75 years91474559242
75 years and upwards122685365308
Totals306183164194847

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The first quarter of the current year produced over 36% of the
year's total deaths and although a trend of this nature is normal
there was an exceptional increase in deaths from respiratory and
circulatory diseases especially among the older people. This was in
all probability an aftermath of the December ' smog ' of 1952.