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Article: LIVE TO BE 100; YEAR WE GO: THE EXPERTS REVEAL HOW YOU CAN BE A CENTENARIAN.(Features)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
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- August 14, 1997
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Champagne corks will be popping next week when former GP Thomas McKail celebrates his 100th birthday.
Getting into treble figures is still regarded as a big deal these days.
But if current trends continue, centenarians like Thomas will be commonplace.
Already there are an estimated 8000 centenarians across Britain - compared to just 271 who received telegrams from the Queen in 1952.
Within the next 30 years, however, experts predict there will be more than 30,000.
Dr Gillian Dalley, director of the Centre For Policy On Ageing, ...