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Brentford and Chiswick 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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In two consecutive years, one death from tuberculosis has been registered Fifty years ago, in 1912. when compulsory notification of tuberculosis began and when the population of the two districts of Brentford and Chiswick amounted to 56,808, the deaths from this cause were 73, while in the previous year of 1911, the deaths from tuberculosis were 158.
| Year | Number of deaths from tuberculosis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ma1e | Female | Total | |
| 1951 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 1952 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 1953 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 1954 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1955 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1956 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1957 | 4 | - | 4 |
| 1958 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1959 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 1960 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 1961 | - | 1 | 1 |
The total number of deaths from violent causes i.e. motor vehicle accidents,
all other accidents and suicide, in the last 10 years is as follows:-
1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952
22 32 26 23 23 26 27 27 17 21
Eight residents died through involvement in road accidents. The ages of
these cases were
Males: 79, 56, 52, 40, 25,21
Females: 62, 21
Pour of these died as a result of accidents within the Borough three
pedestrians (aged 79, 62 and 40) and a motor cyclist (aged 25). In all 15
persons including residents of other places, died as a result of road accidents
occurring in Brentford and Chiswick 4 motor cyclists, 1 motor car passenger,
1 driver of an articulated lorry, 1 driver of an invalid carriage, 1 pedal
cyclist and 7 pedestrians.None of these were children.
Birth Rate
During 1961 the number of live births recorded was 960,870 legitimate and
90 illegitimate0 There were 17 still-births, 12 male and 5 female.
The Birth Rate rose from 15 75 in 1960 to 17 46 in 1961 To make an approx
imate 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 16 76 compared with 17.4 for England
and Wales as a whole The national birth rate was the highest since the year
1948.
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