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DEATHS.
The Death Rate in Wembley has always been low—consistently
low for many years—and has shared this low rate
with Harrow and Wealdstone, shewing that residence on a
clay soil is not a matter of serious moment, if the district
is well drained and the dwellings are dry.
It is of interest to note that nearly 80 persons died in
Wembley in 1935 in their fifth decade, from a variety of
causes. They had come to the end of their lives prematurely.
This surely must be an admission of failure with the majority
of them to be able to reach middle age and yet not to be able
to regulate their lives so as to extend it to the seventh or
eighth decade. Death in the fifties must often be preventable
with due foresight in management. There is no doubt
that everyone should be willing to take stock of their physical
condition at the age of forty-five, have the heart and vessels
carefully tested and be willing to be guided by their medical
attendant as to the best course to pursue in their particular
circumstances.