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annual report
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
OF THE
borough of hammersmith
For the Year 1914.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith.
gentlemen—i beg to present to you my Annual
Report for 1914. The Report will deal with the vital
statistics, and with the work carried out under the
direction of your Council during the 52 weeks ending
on January 2nd, 1915. The statistical tables prescribed
by the Local Government Board are included, as well
as the several other tables that directly or indirectly
relate to the Public Health of the Borough.
The vital statistics of the Borough for the year
under review were, with the exception of a decline in
the birth rate from 24.6 to 23.5 per 1,000, of a satisfactory
nature. The death rate, 13.7, compares favourably
with the death rate, I4.2 for the previous year and
the corresponding rate of 14.4 for the whole of the
Metropolis.
The infantile mortality rate (the number of deaths
under 1 year of age to every 1,000 births) was 94, being
9 below that of the previous year, while that for the
whole of London was 104.
It is very gratifying to be able to report this
decrease, but it is obvious, however, that our efforts
should be continued with increasing vigilance, in order
to permanently reduce this loss of infant life.