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During the year 1925, official circulars were issued dealing with the
following matters:—
Food and Drugs.
12.6.25. No. 604. Re Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
8.25. No. 616. Tuberculosis Order of 1925 (No. 2), Meat
Inspection.
4.8.25. No. 755. Public Health (Preservatives in Food) Regulations,
1925.
11.8.25. No. 606. Ditto ditto
Tuberculosis.
7.8.25. No. 615. Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1925.
9.25. No. 37/T. Tuberculosis (England).
Maternity and Child Welfare.
2.25. No. 101 (M. & C. W.). Training of Health Visitors.
9.2.25. No. 557. Training of Health Visitors.
Housing.
29.6.25. No. 608. Re Housing Act, 1925.
1.9.25. No. 866. Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925.
Infectious Diseases.
5.25. No. 103 (Med.). Pemphigus Neonatorum.
Reference to the Meat Regulations in particular will be found in
the Report.
I wish to extend my grateful thanks to all my colleagues who have
responded so loyally and willingly to the calls made upon them, and to
express my gratitude to my colleagues in other departments for much
kindness.
The pleasure which our work has been to us all is due in great
measure to the kindness and support of the Council, particularly to the
members of the Public Health and Maternity and Child Welfare
Committees. I conclude my introductory letter with a brief resume
of the more important rates for the five years under consideration.
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925
General Death Rate „.. 12.2 13.8 11.1 12.0 12.1
Infant Mortality Rate 88 74 59 76 63
Birth Rate 23.5 23.1 21.1 20.6 18.8
Cancer Death Rate 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4
Tuberculosis Death Rate
(Respiratory and other
T.B.) 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.1
Your Obedient Servant,
Charles S. Thomson.