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Age Group 1964 1965
Under 1 year of age 70 80
Between 1 and 5 years 11 5
Between 5 and 15 years 10 8
Between 15 and 25 years 21 24
Between 25 and 65 years 697 719
65 years and over 1,655 1,708
Totals 2,464 2,544
Deaths in Institutions
The following table gives the number of deaths of Greenwich
residents in Public Institutions during the year:—
Deaths of Greenwich Residents
Year
Total
In Public Institutions
No.
% of Total
Deaths
1965
2,544
1,825
71.7
Maternal Mortality
Statistically, maternal deaths should be related to all those
women who are pregnant during the period of the review. However,
as this is impractical (for miscarriages are not registerable
and many pregnancies are terminated unbeknown to the authorities),
the extent of maternal mortality is measured against the total
of live and stillbirths which gives a reasonably accurate basis for
enumerating pregnancies during the interval of assessment.
Maternal mortality is conventionally defined as the number
of women dying from complications of pregnancy, childbirth or
puerperium during the year. This is then related to the number of
live and stillbirths during the same period to give the maternal
death rate. Abortion, because of the possible criminal element, is
often excluded but, when included, the fact should be stated.
Studies have shown that expectant mothers on a poor pre-natal
diet become greater obstetric risks and the incidence of miscarriages,
stillbirths and premature births increases. Moreover, subsequently
the offspring of the mothers appear more prone to illness and
infection.
There were 2 maternal deaths recorded during the current
year, both occurring in hospital. This gives a maternal death rate
of 0.52 per 1,000 total births, the causes being certified as 'caesarian