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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 1924. 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
12.4 is 1.4 higher than the rate for the previous year, whilst
the infantile mortality rate is 72 per 1,000 births.
The infantile rate has increased* 8 per 1,000, as compared
with the rate for 1923, which was the lowest recorded
for the Borough. The rate was, however, 14 per 1,000 lower
than the average for the past ten years.
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.
The efforts of your Council have been considerably
augmented by those of the voluntary societies engaged in
maternity and child welfare in the Borough.
With regard to infectious diseases the total number notified
was below the average.