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BIRTH NOTIFICATION
A total of 4049 births were notified as having occurred in the Borough. Of this number 3807
were institutional and 242 domiciliary births. 46 stillbirths actually occurred in the area. 1
of these was at a domiciliary confinement.
DEATHS
3239 deaths were registered in 1972, giving a crude death rate of 10.6 per 1,000 population.
This rate, when standardised by the comparability factor, gives a figure of 10.4 for comparison
purposes. The rates for Greater London and England and Wales were 11.8 and 12.1 respectively.
The following table shows cause of death as given in the Registrar.General's statistics.
MATERNAL MORTALITY
No maternal death occurred in the Borough during the year. The maternal mortality rate for
Greater London for 1972 was 0.20 per 1,000 total births. (This figure is based on less than
100 occurrences)
TUBERCULOSIS
There were 3 deaths attributed to tuberculosis of the respiratory system, one to the late
effects of respiratory tuberculosis, and one to non.respiratory tuberculosis, giving a death rate
of 0.016 per 1,000 population.
INFANT MORTALITY
There were 73 deaths of infants under 1 year of age during 1972. 66 of these were legitimate
and 7 illegitimate, giving a rate of 18 per 1,000 total births. The rates for Greater London and
England and Wales were 17.1 and 17.0 respectively.
Of the 73 infant deaths, 52 were under four weeks old, giving a neonatal mortality rate of
13 per 1,000 total live births. The neonatal mortality for Greater London was 11.7 and for
England and Wales 12.0. There were 47 deaths of infants under one week of age, giving an
early neonatal mortality rate of 12.0 per 1,000 total live births. The rates for Greater London
and England and Wales were 9.8 and 10.0. The perinatal mortality rate for the Borough (stillbirths
and deaths under one week combined, per 1,000 total live and stillbirths) was 23.0 and
those for Greater London and England and Wales were 20.9 and 22.0 respectively.
STREET ACCIDENTS
1812 street accidents occurred in the Borough during 1972. 2451 persons were injured and
36 died. These totals include 441 children under 15 years of age who were injured, and 4 who
died.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
Total Rainfall
The average total rainfall taken over the Borough as a whole was 557.9 mm.
Temperatures
The lowest minimum temperature of 1972 was .10.0 degrees Centigrade which was recorded
on 31st January.
The highest maximum temperature of 1972 was 27.0 degrees Centigrade which was recorded
on 24th August.
The mean minimum daily temperature for 1972 was 6.2 degrees Centigrade.
The mean maximum daily temperature for 1972 was 13.3 degrees Centigrade.