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Fifty-seven of the deaths registered were those of persons over
80 years of age, 18 being males and 39 females.
Five of the women were over 90, the oldest being 95, their
combined ages amounting to 462 years; and one of the men also
lived to see 95.
The more important causes of death as registered were:—
Heart Disease, 56; Pneumonia, 46; Malignant Disease, 44;
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 40 ; Bronchitis, 32 ; Brights Disease,
18; Old Age, 47; whilst among the children Premature Birth
accounted for 51 deaths, Measles 14, Diarrhoea 11, Diphtheria 7,
Scarlet Fever 2. It must be a source of gratification to total
abstainers to note that there was no death from Alcoholism during
the year, and only three from Cirrhosis of the Liver.
INQUESTS.
Forty-six inquests were held during the year—a decrease of
10 on last year. In 34 instances death was found to be due to
natural causes, in 8 to accidents (1 to fall, 5 to suffocation, 1 to
drowning, and 1 knocked down by motor-car), in 3 to suicide
(drowning 2, cut throat 1), and one due to murder by poisoning.
INFANTILE DEATHS.
The total number of deaths that occurred among infants under
one year was 107, giving a death-rate of 76.30 per 1,000 births,
as compared with a death-rate of 95 for England and Wales, and
101 for the 95 great towns, including London. The corresponding
figures for Enfield for the last three years were 1909, 111.42;
1910, 83.15 ; and 1911, 140.79.
The very great improvement in the rate for last year is no
doubt to be accounted for by the absence of Diarrhoea, due to the
cold and wet summer.
The following table assigns the number of infantile deaths to
each ward, and also gives the Infantile Death-rate per thousand
population, and per thousand births:—