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In order to compare the borough's birth and death
rates with England and Wales as a whole, the Registrar-General has, in
the case of death rates since 1934 and in the case of birth rates
since 1949, supplied area comparability factors (A.C.Fs.).
The Registrar-General has supplied, for use in
Kensington and Chelsea in 1967, the figures 0.60 for births and 0.99
for deaths. The crude birth and death rates for the borough should be
multiplied by the appropriate factor, and when so adjusted the results
are comparable with the crude rates for England and Wales or with the
corresponding adjusted rates for any other area.

Infant Death Rate. This rate for 1967 was 25.3,
and was higher than the rate for the previous year (22.1). The
provisional rate for Greater London was 18.4 and for England and Wales
was 18.3.
Maternal Death Rate. No death of a mother due to
childbirth was recorded in 1967. (The provisional maternal mortality
rate for Greater London was 0.33 and for England and Wales the figure
was 0.20).
Infectious Diseases. There was no serious outbreak
of infectious disease in the borough during 1967. The total
number of notifications received was 1,109 in comparison with 818 in
1966. The difference is almost entirely due to the increase in the
number of cases of measles notified in 1967 compared with the previous
year.
In presenting this Report, I should like to
express my grateful appreciation of the kind co-operation which I have
received from The Worshipful the Mayor, the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen
of the various Committees, and all Members of the Council.
My sincere thanks are also given to the staff of
the Health and Welfare Department for their loyal and efficient service
during the year. In October, Dr. D.J. Sheerboom, the Deputy Medical
Officer of Health left the Council's service to take up the position
of Medical Officer of Health for the Borough of Epsom & Ewell.
Dr. Sheerboom had been my Deputy for the past seven years and I am
happy to place on record my appreciation of all the help he gave me,
especially during the long period of reorganising the health and
welfare services in the new borough. I must also acknowledge with
grateful thanks the assistance which the other Chief Officers and
their staffs have been so ready and willing to give at all times.
I have the honour to be,
Your obedient Servant,
J. H. WEIR,
Medical Officer of Health.