London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Greenwich 1954

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

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DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS. 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 :—

YearTotalIn Public Institutions
No.% of Total Deaths
194497861662.9
194581352164.0
194687458566.9
194795256158.9
194886244151.1
194994248451.3
195092654058.3
19511,00257457.2
195295855157.5
195384748956.5
10-year average91553658.5
195479446057.9

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

Deaths1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterTotal
Under 1 year of age8105730
Between 1 and 2 years11
Between 2 and 5 years145
Between 5 and 15 years314
Between 15 and 25 years123
Between 25 and 45 years141211845
Between 45 and 65 years55444351193
Between 65 and 75 years55494065209
75 years and upwards102705874304
Totals235190157212794