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Males Females Total
Stillbirths 6 10 16
Rate 16.9 per 1,000 (live and stillbirths).
All except one took place in hospital or nursing home.
Males Females Total
Deaths 345 445 790
Rate 11.5 per 1,000 estimated population.
Death from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth :
From Sepsis —
Other maternal causes —
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 164
Deaths from Measles (all ages) —
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) —
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) —
There were 27 deaths from cancer of the lung, eight less than in
the previous year.
Motor car accidents accounted for 6 deaths, other accidents for
18 deaths, and there were 13 suicides.
Of the total deaths, 587 were of persons over 65 years of age.
Mortuary
One hundred and seventy-nine bodies were received into the
Mortuary and of these 30 were from Friern Barnet and 32 from
Potters Bar. Post mortem examinations were carried out in all cases.
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