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PREFACE
STAFF
Mr. G. W. Nicholls, who had been Senior Clerk during the past
five years, resigned in order to take up an appointment with another
Authority. The vacancy was filled by the appointment of Mr. J. A.
Brown.
SECTION 'A' — SUMMARY OF STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS
Population.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population in 1962 was
38,950 which may be compared with the 1961 Census population of
39,057.
Births.
During the year 573 births were recorded compared with 522 in
1961. Both the still-birth and the infant mortality rates are higher
than the unusually low rates recorded in 1961, but they are at a
satisfactory level compared with the rates for London and for England
and Wales. There were 13 infant deaths including two babies found
dead. As these almost certainly did not belong to this district, the
lower and probably truer infant mortality rates have been given in
parenthesis in the statistical table.
Deaths.
The total number of deaths occurring amongst residents was 523
(235 males and 288 females) compared with 490 in 1961.
The death rate when corrected to allow for the abnormally high
proportion of elderly residents was 11.4 which compares satisfactorily
with other parts of the country.
There were 27 deaths due to cancer of the lung compared with
28 in 1961 and 19 in the previous year.
One maternal death was recorded, the cause being given as
"septicaemia due to abortion", following a Coroner's Inquest.
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.