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cover the precise factors which produce each infant death. To this
end, every infant death is carefully scrutinised and examined in
all its aspects.
Still Births.
15 still births, 14 legitimate and 1 illegitimate were accredited
to the Borough for 1959. This is equal to a death rate of 17.32
(live and still births), the corresponding figures for 1958 being 11
still births with a rate of 13.41.
Maternal Mortality.
One maternal death was reported during 1959. As mentioned
in the introduction to this Report, this death was due to embolism
and was not associated in any way with puerperal sepsis or infection.
The death occurred in hospital.
Mortality of Persons over the age of 65.
Six hundred and seventy-five deaths, or 71.65 of the total
deaths during the year occurred in persons over the age of 65 years.
Of these, 251 died between the ages of 80 and 90, while a further
15 females and 7 males were over the latter age, the oldest being
100. Following the trend of recent years, diseases of the heart
and circulation were responsible for more deaths in this age group
than any other cause.
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