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PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
TOWN HALL,
CAMBERWELL, S.E.5
August, 1964
o the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors,
of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell
R. MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS,
It gives me great pleasure to present my Annual Report
or the year 1963.
There were no noteworthy variations in the vital
statistics; both the birth and death rates increased
slightly, but the infant mortality rate fell from 23.9
in 1962 to 20.2 last year. The low tuberculosis death rate
of 1962 was maintained, but the number of deaths from
lung cancer again increased (132 compared with 126) and
special attention is drawn to this matter in the body of
this Report. Infectious diseases did not present any
serious problems other than the expected biennial outbreak
of Measles and the unsatisfactory position in relation to
ve nereal diseases.
Additional responsibilities devolved upon the staff of
the Public Health Department in connection with the
distribution of 'Meals on Wheels'. This service, which
fulfils such a great need among old people, has continued
to e xpand and each of the four vans is used to its
maximum capacity daily.
Particular attention was given during the year to a
survey of houses in multiple occupation. Details are
given in the statistical section of this report of the
action taken by the Council under the Housing Act, 1961,
and the Regulations made thereunder in respect of premises
where squalid conditions were found to exist.