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PREFACE
STAFF AND DUTIES
There were no changes in the staff of the department during the
year.
SECTION 'A'— STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA
Population.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population in 1961 was
38,990 which can be compared with the 1961 Census population of
39,757 and the estimated population in 1960 which was 38,800.
Births.
During the year 522 births were recorded, compared with 468 in
1960. Both the still-birth and the infant mortality rates have fallen
as compared with the previous year and in both cases the rates are
lower than those for London and for England and Wales. There were
6 infant deaths compared with 12 in 1960. Of these, 5 deaths took
place in hospital soon after birth, and one infant developed pneumonia
at home and failed to respond to treatment.
Deaths.
The total number of deaths occurring amongst residents was 490
compared with 475 in 1960.
The death rate, when corrected to allow for the high proportion
of elderly residents, was 10.6 per thousand population which compares
favourably with the rates for London and other towns in this country.
There were 28 deaths due to cancer of the lung compared with
19 such deaths in the previous year and 30 in 1959. These figures are
too small to be of much significance but it is interesting to note that
no less than 12 of these deaths occurred in women.
One maternal death was recorded during the year. This was an
unusual case. The mother was delivered of a healthy male child in
Fulham Maternity Hospital in November, 1960. She was discharged
home at the normal time and she and the baby appeared to be in good
health. In the third week of January, 1961 she died from a pulmonary
embolus said to have been due to a venous thrombosis following
parturition.
Social Conditions.
The Borough of Barnes, in the County of Surrey, is situated on
the South Bank of the River Thames between Richmond and Putney.