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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 1960

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

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Table: 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: —

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
195092654058.3
19511,00257457.2
195295855157.5
195384748956.5
195479446057.9
195582953264.1
195687457465.6
195785656566.0
195891960065.3
195988148855.4
10-year average88853760.3
196092663368.3

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

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 age664622
Between 1 and 2 years———11
Between 2 and 5 years—3——3
Between 5 and 15 years11——2
Between 15 and 25 years412411
Between 25 and 45 years101181241
Between 45 and 65 years64524361220
Between 65 and 75 years79585869264
75 years and upwards1148462102362
Totals278218177255926