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Thirty-one per cent. i.e. 319 males and 670 females, were of persons aged eighty
years or more.
Ten males and 29 females were aged 95 years or more including one female
of 100 years.
I regret to report that there was one maternal death.
Deaths of Infants
During the year, there were 60 deaths of infants under the age of one year, of
which 38 were under the age of four weeks, and 35 under the age of one week.
The Infant Mortality Rate for the borough was 15.1 compared with 18.0 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, birth injury and
congenital anomalies.
Of the children who died during the later months, the most common causes
of death were pneumonia and diseases of the respiratory system.
Fatal Accidents
During the year under review, 39 (28 male, 11 female) Enfield residents died
as a result of motor vehicle accidents, and 24 (11 male, 13 female) from other
accidents. In addition, there were 33 (20 male, 13 female) deaths from suicide
compared with 25 last year and 39 the year before. A considerable number of deaths
occurred from accidents in the home, mainly amongst elderly people. Amongst the
causes were asphyxia due to accidental coal gas poisoning, barbiturate poisoning,
burns 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.
Road Accidents