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Forty-four per cent. of all deaths, i.e. 508 males and 814 females, were of
persons aged 75 years or more.
Thirty per cent., i.e. 313 males and 583 females, were of persons aged 80 years
or more.
Eight males and 28 females were aged 95 years or more, including one male
and one female of 100 years.
I regret to report that there was one maternal death.
Deaths of Infants
During the year, there were 57 deaths of infants under the age of one year,
of which 47 were under the age of four weeks and 41 under the age of one week.
The Infant Mortality Rate for the borough was 13.8, compared with 18.3 for
England and Wales
Most of the infant deaths occurred, as usual, under the age of one week. The
most common causes of death at this age were prematurity and congenital malformations.
It is in the reduction in the numbers of these neo-natal deaths and stillbirths
that we must hope for greater success in the future.
Several children died during the later months, and the most common cause
was pneumonia.
Fatal Accidents
During the year under review, 36 (22 male, 14 female) Enfield residents died
as a result of motor vehicle accidents, and 43 (23 male, 20 female) from other accidents.
In addition, there were 25 (12 male, 13 female) deaths from suicide compared
with 39 last year. A considerable number of deaths occurred from accidents in
the home, mainly amongst elderly people, and the most common causes were
asphyxia due to accidental coal gas poisoning, barbiturate poisoning, and injuries
due to falls which in several cases led to lung complications.
Most of the cases of suicide were by means of coal gas poisoning or barbiturate
poisoning, although other more violent means were also used.
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