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Accidental Deaths
During the year 74 residents died from accidents of all kinds,
including 42 in motor vehicle accidents.

Rates per 1,000 population:—
All forms 3.3
Lung and bronchus 0.9
Other forms 2.4
Maternal Mortality
It is pleasing to report that for the third year in succession no
maternal deaths occurred in the Borough.
The maternal mortality rate for Greater London for 1968 was
0.20 per 1,000 total live and still births, and England and Wales
0.24
Tuberculosis
There were eight deaths attributed to pulmonary tuberculosis
and one from non-respiratory tuberculosis, giving a death rate of
0.03 per 1,000 population.
Street Accidents
1,633 street accidents occurred in the Borough during 1968.
2,227 persons were injured and 26 died. These totals include 402
children under 15 years of age who were injured, and 4 who died.
Infant Mortality
There were 71 deaths of infants under one year during 1968.
66 of these were legitimate and 5 illegitimate, giving a rate of 16
per 1,000 total births. The rates for Greater London and England
and Wales were 18.6 and 18.0 respectively.
Of the 71 infant deaths, 50 were under four weeks old, giving
a neonatal mortality rate of 11.5 per 1,000 total live births. The
neonatal mortality rate for Greater London was 12.8 and for