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Nine residents died through involvement in road accidents. The ages of
these case were:-
Males: 16, 22, 22, 25, 55, 58
Females: 66, 78, 86
Three of these died as a result of accidents within the Borough, two pedestrians
(aged 58 and 78) and a pedal cyclist (aged 16). In all, 11 persons,
including residents of other places,, died as a result of road accidents occurring
in Brentford and Chiswick, 3 motor cyclists, 2 motor car passengers, 1 motor
car driver, 1 pedal cyclist and 4 pedestrians.
Birth Rate
The Birth Rate rose from 14 25 in 1959 to 15 75 in 1960. To make an approximate
allowance for the way in which the sex and age distribution of the local
population differs from that for England and Wales as a whole, the birth rate
is multiplied by a comparability factor supplied by the Registrar-General. This,
then gives a comparative birth rate of 14 96 compared with 17 1 for England and
Wales as a whole. The national birth rate was the highest since the year 1948.
INFANT MORTALITY
During 1960 the number of live births recorded was 899, 828 legitimate and
71 illegitimate. There were 18 still- births 7 male and 11 female.
There were 10 deaths of infants under 1 year of age (as compared with 22
in 1959), giving an infant mortality rate of 11 12 for 1960, the lowest infant
mortality rate ever recorded in the Borough. The local figure compares with
an infant mortality rate of 21.7 for England and Wales, which is the lowest
national infant mortality rate ever recorded.
The graph on page 18 shows the progress of Infant Mortality since the
beginning of the century.
The number of premature infants born in 1960 was 74 (54 in 1959) including
premature stillbirths. Of the 60 premature infants born alive, 2 were born at
home, (both survived to the end of one month) 58 were born in hospital, of whom
51 survived to the end of one month.
The percentage of premature infants to total births (live and still) is 8 1

For the second time within a decade the premature birth rate has risen
to nearly three times the 1950 figure. The fact that one of the highest premature
birth rates occurs in the same year as the lowest infant mortality rate
reduces the feeling of satisfaction evoked by the latter figure since, although
apparently the lives of more premature infants were saved these children are
starting off in life with a handicap, the loss of two to eight weeks secure
ante-natal growth.
Causes of infants deaths are shown in Table II on page 66
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