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6 persons, including residents of other places, died as a result of road accidents
occurring in Brentford and Chiswick, 1 motor-cyclist, 1 motor cycle
pillion passenger, 1 motor assisted cyclist, 1 carthorse driver, 2 pedestrians.
No children died on the roads of the Borough during 1956.
Birth Rate
The Birth Rate rose from 13.41 in 1955 to 14,13 in 1956. This compares
with a National Birth Rate figure of 15 6.
INFANT MORTALITY
During 1956 the number of live births recorded was 824, 766 legitimate and
58 illegitimate. There were 19 still births, 6 male and 13 female.
There were 15 deaths of infants under 1 year of age. as compared with 10
in 1955 and 21 in 1954, giving an infant mortality rate of 18 20 for 1956. The
local figure compares with an infant mortality rate of 23.8 for England and
Wales.
The graph on page 16 shows the progress of Infant Mortality since the
beginning of the century.
The number of premature infants born in 1956 was 54, including premature
stillbirths. Of the 43 premature infants born alive, 2 were born at home,
both of whom survived to the end of one month, 41 were born in hospital, of
whom 37 survived to the end of one month
The percentage of premature infants to total births (live and still) is 6.4.
This figure has shown a slight drop in 1956 but is still twice as great as it
was in 1950 as can be seen by the following figures -
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
3.3 4.5 5,6 4.9 6 0 6.9 6.4
Causes of infants deaths are shown in Table II on page 59.
MATERNAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY
Deaths from Puerperal Causes
Puerperal Sepsis Nil
Other Causes Nil
There have been no maternal deaths in Brentford and Chiswick for the past
four years, and from the year 1947 in which one was recorded, the only other
occurred in 1952.
During the year 97 cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified, as compared
with 6 in 1955. Two cases occurred after home confinement, 95 were mothers
confined at Chiswick Maternity Hospital For detailsof this outbreak see page
20. 14 of the cases were residents of the Borough No deaths occurred from
this cause, nor were any infant deaths associated with the outbreak.
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