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Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Camberwell, S.E.5.
18th July, 1938.
To His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell.
Mr. Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors,
I have the honour to present to you my Annual Report on the
health and sanitary condition of the Borough for the year 1937.
This report has been prepared on the lines indicated by the
Minister of Health in Circular 1657.
The population of the Borough in common with most other
Metropolitan Boroughs continues to decrease. This decrease is
accentuated by a low birth rate.
During the year the health of the Borough continued to be
satisfactory. The birth rate was 14.08, the death rate 12.83 per
1,000 of the population and the infantile mortality rate 58 per
thousand live births compare favourably with London as a whole
The incidence of infectious disease gave no cause for concern.
Progress in slum clearance operations, the building of a new
Disinfecting and Cleansing Station at Peckham Park Road Depot,
and the extension of the maternity and child welfare scheme, are
events in 1937 to be noted with satisfaction.
Dr. William Brand, the Council's Tuberculosis Officer, retired
on superannuation during the year and Dr. C. F. Price was appointed
Tuberculosis Officer and Deputy Medical Officer of Health to
succeed him.
The work associated with the Public Health Service of this
Borough continues to increase and the staff deserve praise for the
willing and competent manner in which they have assisted me in
maintaining a high level of efficiency. It is a pleasure to extend
my thanks to them.
Once again I wish to express my appreciation to the members
of the Council, especially the Chairman and Members of the Public
Health and the Maternity and Child Welfare Committees, for the
support and consideration they have shown me throughout the
year.
Your obedient Servant,
H. W. BARNES, Medical Officer of Health.
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