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To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Borough of Hornsey.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report for the year
ending December 31st, 1943.
Chief Vital Statistics.
The death rate of 14.48 per 1,000 of population is about the
average since the commencement of the war. The birth rate, on the
other hand, has shown a steady increase during the war, and at 18.08
in 1943, is the highest since 1909 with the one exception of 1920, when
it was 19.3.
The infant mortality rate of 30.4 is the low est except that of 1939,
when it was 27.25.
One maternal death in 1,414 births, giving a maternal mortality
rate of 0.69, is very much lower than in any previous year.
For the third year in succession no death occurred from diphtheria.
These figures, together with the favourable standards of health
found in the routine work of the Maternity and Child Welfare Department
and the School Medical Service show that the public health has
been maintained at a high level in spite of the storms and stresses
of five years of war, in which the Borough has suffered heavy material
damage.
I have the honour to be, Mr. Mayor. Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
R. P. GARROW,
Medical Officer of Health