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Males Females Total
Stillbirths 5 11 16
Rate 15.0 per 1,000 (live and stillbirths).
All took place in hospital or nursing home.
Males Females Total
Deaths 343 395 738
Rate 10.7 per 1,000 estimated population.
Death from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:
From Sepsis —
Other maternal causes —
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 148
Deaths from Measles (all ages) —
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) —
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) —
There were 38 deaths from cancer of the lung, eleven more than
in the previous year.
Motor car accidents accounted for 5 deaths, other accidents for
9 deaths, and there were 14 suicides.
Of the total deaths, 521 were of persons over 65 years of age.
Mortuary
One hundred and fifty-six bodies were received into the
Mortuary and of these 22 were from Friern Barnet and 26 from
Potters Bar. Post mortem examinations were carried out in all cases.
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