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Six males and 32 females were aged 95 years or more including two females of
100 years.
I regret to report that there were two maternal deaths.
Deaths of Infants
During the year, there were 65 deaths of infants under the age of one year, of
which 37 were under the age of four weeks, and 28 under the age of one week.
The Infant Mortality Rate for the borough was 16.7 compared with 18.0 for
England and Wales.
Of the twenty-eight infant deaths which occurred under the age of one week,
the most common cause of death was prematurity.
Of those children who died during the later months, the most common cause
was disease of the respiratory system.
Fatal Accidents
During the year under review, 26 (11 male, 15 female) Enfield residents died
as a result of motor vehicle accidents, and 44 (21 male, 23 female) from other
accidents. In addition, there were 36 (18 male, 18 female) deaths from suicide
compared with 33 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 a few other means were also used.
Road Accidents
I am grateful to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for the following statistics,
report and opinion on road accidents occurring within the Borough.
1966 1967 1968 1969
Total number of Accidents 1,685 1,532 1,560 1,529
Total number of Casualties 2,206 1,986 1,968 1,977
Fatal 34 28 25 27
Serious 365 364 354 275
Slight 1.807 1,594 1.589 1.675
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