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Act, 1908, previously discharged by the Poor Law Authorities.
Application was made, unsuccessfully, under section 62, for the
transfer, from the County Council to the District Council, of the
functions of the Local Supervising Authority of the Midwives.
There was no outstanding incidence of infection during the
year, the standardised rates for scarlet fever and diphtheria being
very slightly higher than the rate for the country as a whole.
Smallpox, which had appeared for the first time in December of
the previous year, occurred throughout the year.
During the year a Hill was promoted, the purposes being to
"make provision in regard to the utilisation of certain waste lands
known as Bcacontrce Heath in the Dagenham Urban District;
and to make further provision in regard to the improvement,
health, local government and finance of the district; and for
other purposes." This Hill was promoted on 21/11/30. The
Electors meeting was held in December and the Hill received its
first reading on 27/1/31, and the second on 3/2/31. The Hill as
presented contained 175 clauses, Part V dealing with Infectious
Diseases and Sanitary Provision, containing 44 clauses. Part IV
dealing with Streets, Buildings, Sewers and Drains, contained a
number of clauses directly concerning the sanitation of buildings.
As the Registrar-General is not submitting a mid-year estimate,
tlie local estimate of 90,500 has been used in the compilation of
statistics.
I desire to thank the members of the Council and administrative
staff for the help they have given me in the past year.
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
E. W. CARYL THOMAS.
Public Health Offices,
Becontree Avenue,
Chadwell Heath.
20th May, 1931.