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CORRECTED DEATH RATE
I have been supplied with particulars of 82 deaths of inhabitants
of Brentford who have died outside the town during the year. 72 of
these lived in Old Brentford and 10 in New Brentford and the outside
death rate is 4.8 per thousand. These when added to the 163
who died in the town, gives a total of 245, which I believe is a true
account of the number of deaths which Brentford suffered during
the year, and gives a total death rate of 14.3 per thousand.
The following table gives the corrected death rate since 1905
when I was first supplied with a list of residents of Brentford who
died outside the town.
190S
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
17.6
17
19.2
14.9
14.9
13 3
17.4
11.3
138
14.3
They died in the following institutions :—
Brentford Workhouse Infirmary . 49
West London Hospital 9
Middlesex County Asylum 4
Richmond Hospital 3
Other London Hospitals and places 17
14 of these deaths were caused by cancer, 12 heart disease, and 11
tuberculosis.
INQUESTS.
Fourteen inquests have been held. In 1912 the number was
13, in 1911, 20, in 1910, 21, and in 1909, 25. Death resulted
from pneumonia in 3 cases, heart disease and aneurism in 2
each, fracture of skull in 2, and tuberculosis, burns, asphyxia,
apoplexy, and cancer, 1 each.
The following table epitomises the ages at which death occurred :
Under 1 year 45
1 and under 5 years 22
5 .. 15 „ 8
15 25 „ 5
25 65 „ 35
Over 65 ,, 50
67 under 5 years.
98 over 5 years.
14 of these deaths occurred in persons over 80 and 1 was over 90
years old.