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Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Hammersmith, W.6.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith.
Ladies and Gentlemen,— I beg to present to you my
Annual Report for the year 1923. The report deals with the
vital statistics, and with the work carried out under the
direction of your Council during the year. The statistical
tables prescribed by the Ministry of Health 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 of a satisfactory nature. The death-rate of 11.0
is 1.9 lower than the rate for the previous year, whilst the
infantile mortality rate is 64 per 1,000 births.
The infantile rate has decreased 7 per 1,000, and is the
lowest rate recorded for this Borough.
This figure is fairly satisfactory and I can only repeat
that our efforts should be maintained in an endeavour to
permanently reduce the loss of infant life.