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The stillbirth rate per 1,000 total births for England and Wales is 24.0.
Maternal Mortality.
Two women died as a result of childbirth compared with one in 1953, giving a
rate of 0.98 per 1,000 total births as against 0.49 in 1953.
The rate for England and Wales is 0.69 per 1,000 total births and that for the
County of Middlesex 0.53.
Included in the figure is one case where the interval between the maternal condition
and the date of death exceeded 1 year.
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
The following tables show the road traffic accidents and casualties occurring
within the Borough of Hendon during the year 1954 and the comparative figures and
casualties for the five year period 1950-1954.
Itshould be noted that the figures shown refer not only to Hendon residents but
also to persons living in other areas who were involved in accidents within the
Borough, The figures for fatalities shown in these tables may not agree, therefore,
with those in the list of causes of death supplied by the Registrar General. The
latter refer to Hendon residents only, and the death may have occurred within the
Borough of Hendon or outside the district.