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Age Group 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Under 1 year 80 68 73 59 58
Between 1 & 5 5 10 13 11 9
Between 5 and 15 8 16 8 11 11
Between 15 & 25 24 24 19 17 22
Between 25 & 65 719 676 658 587 672
65 and over 1,708 1,766 1,708 1,875 1,779
Totals 2,544 2,560 2,479 2,560 2,551
Deaths in Institutions
The following table gives the number of deaths of Greenwich
residents in Public Institutions during the last five years:—
Deaths of Greenwich Residents
Year
Total
In Public Institutions
No.
% of Total
Deaths
1965
2,544
1,825
71.7
1966
2,560
1,854
72.4
1967
2,479
1,844
74.3
1968
2,560
1,888
73.7
1969
2,551
1,902
74.6
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 registered which gives a reasonably accurate
basis for enumerating pregnancies during the interval of assessment.
Maternal mortality is conveniently 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,
the offspring of such mothers appear more prone to illness and
infection subsequently.