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To the Right Honourable,
The Lord Mayor, Aldermen & Commoners of
the Corporation of London.
Public Health Department,
Guildhall, E.C.2.
June, 1942.
my Lord Mayor & Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit a report on the work of my
Department for the year 1941.
On the instructions of the Minister of Health, this report
is again presented in an abridged form and briefly summarises the
activities of the Department, the normal work of which has been restricted
by war circumstances.
Some increase, however, has been noticeable in connection
with the Maternity & Child Welfare Centre, as a result of a return to
the City of some of the families which were evacuated in 1940.
Particular attention has been given to the rat problem and
also to the supervision of food supplies.
Statistical Information.
Area. 661 acres (including the Temple and Tidal Water and
foreshore).
Population. Registrar General's estimate for 1941 - 6120.
Annual Rateable Value . As at October, 1941 - £6,609,955.
Annual Sum received from Penny Rate. Estimated £27.541.

Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the
Registrar General's Short List) .
Deaths. Rate per 1,000 total
(live and still) births.
No.29 Puerperal sepsis Nil.
No.30 Other puerperal causes Nil.
Total Nil.
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age
All Infants per 1,000 live births Nil.
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births Nil,
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births Nil.
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 14
" Measles (all ages) -
" Whooping Cough (all ages) -
" " Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) -
Vaccination.
of the 43 births notified to the Vaccination Officer during 1940,
11 had been successfully vaccinated by the end of 1941.
None had died before the age for vaccination and none was insusceptsible.
Vaccination was postponed in no cases,and 22 had removed into