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CAM 56
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
TOWN HALL,
CAMBERWELL, S.E.5.
June, 1962
To 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
for 1961 which has been prepared in similar form to that
of the preceding few years.
There was no major occurrence affecting the health
of the Borough and the vital statistics showed little
change. According to the estimates of the Registrar-General
at mid-year the population again fell by 1,040 persons -
173,980 as compared with 175,020 the previous year. The
birth rate increased from 17.6 in 1960 to 19.3 in 1961
but the death rate also rose from 10.8 to 11.8. It is
gratifying to record, however, that the infantile death
rate reached a record low level of 19.4 per 1,000 live
births.
The smoke control programme continued to progress and
the effects of the operation of the first Smoke Control
Order in the southern end of the Borough are already becoming
noticeable.
Further strides were made in all aspects of health
education, particularly by an increased number of talks
and film-shows to schools and other organisations. The
health exhibition set up at the Trade Fair at Camberwell
Baths in October also proved to be popular and attracted
much interest.
A pleasing feature of the work of the Department in
recent years is the increasing co-operation which is being
built up with other bodies - both statutory and voluntary.