[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 43

Greenwich 1966

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

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In the Appendix to the Report will be found a table giving by
districts, the causes of, and ages at death of residents whilst indicating
the numbers actually dying in Public Institutions.
Age Mortality

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

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

Deaths	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter	Total
Under 1 year of age	22	12	12	22	68
Between 1 and 2 years	2	—	2	3	7
Between 2 and 5 years	1	1	—	1	3
Between 5 and 15 years	2	3	4	7	16
Between 15 and 25 years	8	3	6	7	24
Between 25 and 35 years	6	5	3	4	18
Between 35 and 45 years	24	20	11	17	72
Between 45 and 55 years	54	47	45	41	187
Between 55 and 65 years	119	100	95	85	399
Between 65 and 75 years	208	175	128	165	676
75 years and upwards	333	238	215	304	1,090
TOTALS	779	604	521	656	2,560

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Of the four quarters, the first registered the highest proportion
of the year's total deaths and the third the lowest, viz. 30.4% and
20.3 % respectively.

Table: It will be observed from the following table that, during 1966 the deaths in the age group 0-5 years accounted for 3.0% and that of the "over 65's" 69% of the year's total. Figures for 1965 are given for comparative purposes.

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It will be observed from the following table that, during 1966 the deaths in the age group 0-5 years accounted for 3.0% and that of the "over 65's" 69% of the year's total. Figures for 1965 are given for comparative purposes.

Age Group	1965	1966
Under 1 year of age	80	68
Between 1 and 5 years	5	10
Between 5 and 15 years	8	16
Between 15 and 25 years	24	24
Between 25 and 65 years	719	676
65 years and over	1,708	1,766
Totals	2,544	2,560

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Deaths in Institutions

Table: The following table gives the number of deaths of Greenwich residents in Public Institutions during the year:—

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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
Year	Total	No.	% of Total Deaths
1965	2,544	1,825	71.7
1966	2,560	1,854	72.4

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Greenwich 1966

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

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Table: It will be observed from the following table that, during 1966 the deaths in the age group 0-5 years accounted for 3.0% and that of the "over 65's" 69% of the year's total. Figures for 1965 are given for comparative purposes.

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Table: The following table gives the number of deaths of Greenwich residents in Public Institutions during the year:—