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VITAL STATISTICS
Total Deaths, 676 (Males 331; Females 345)
Crude Death Rate, 11-81
For extracts from vital statistics and causes of death, see Appendix, Tables I and II.
Deaths and Death Rate
The death rate, i.e. the number of deaths per 1,000 total population, fell in 1964, and
was the lowest rate since 1952. The corrected death rate cannot be calculated for 1964,
because of the absence of the comparability factor normally supplied by the RegistrarGeneral,
which makes allowances for the way in which the sex and age distribution of the
local population differs from that of England and Wales as a whole. This corrected figure
has been considerably lower than the crude death rate each year in Southall, so it can be
presumed that once again it will be less. Below is shown the comparative figures for the
past ten years.
Year Crude Death Rate
1955 11.92
1956 12.25
1957 13.02
1958 12.04
1959 12.12
1960 13.15
1961 13.63
1962 13.60
1963 14.38
1964 11.81
The principal causes of death were cancer, vascular diseases, coronary disease, and
heart disease, in that order.
The figure for cancer deaths rose slightly from 130 in 1963 to 135 in 1964. Lung
cancer accounted for 37 of these (32 male, 5 female)—there were 35 in 1963. Thirty-five
cases also occurred in the alimentary tract, i.e. 3 sited in the oesophagus, 17 in the stomach,
15 in the intestine.
There were no deaths from whooping cough, diphtheria or poliomyelitis. Two deaths
were attributed to influenza. There were three deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis.
The number of outside deaths, i.e. of Southall residents who died in Hillingdon Hospital,
other Middlesex hospitals and hospitals outside the County boundaries, including
various London hospitals, was 276 (males 161, females 115).
Deaths of institution inmates (including patients from Southall addresses and from
outside areas) number as follows: St. Bernard's Hospital, 259 (males 94 and females 165);
Mount Pleasant Hospital, 31 (males 11 and females 20); Southall-Norwood Hospital, 8
(males 3 and females 5); in addition 4 deaths (all female) occurred of persons belonging
to other districts.
In 1964, eight people died as the result of motor vehicle accidents, as compared with
nine in 1963. The total number of deaths from violent causes was recorded as 39 in 1964,
as compared with 38 in 1963.
For distribution of deaths in the various wards, see Appendix, Table III.
Births and Birth Rate (Figures for 1963 are given in brackets.)
The total number of live births belonging to the district, whether occurring within or
outside the district, was 1,159 (1,220). The illegitimate live births during the first threequarters
of the year were 47—which suggests an improvement over previous years, but
the number for the last quarter was not available. The birth rate, which has been rising
rapidly each year, fell from 22.96 in 1963 to 20.66 in 1964. There were 23 stillbirths (19),
18 legitimate and 5 illegitimate. The birth rate is the number of births per 1,000 of the
total population.
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