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Public Health Department,
Lambeth Town Hall,
Brixton Hill, S.W.
March, 1909.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth.
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
I have much pleasure in presenting the 1908 Annual
Report on the Vital and Sanitary Statistics of the Borough
of Lambeth, shewing a most satisfactory decline in the
mortality and zymotic rates, as compared with those
previously tabulated for the old Parish, and for the new
Borough. The infantile mortality-rate is exceedingly low,
especially so in connection with the infants fed upon the
Council's Milk Depot, which has again more than justified
its existence.
Calling for special remark is the fact that the Council
during 1908 adopted the Notification of Births Act, 1907,
which came into operation throughout the Borough on March
9th, 1908, whilst the results of the work done during 1908
by the Council's Health Visitor in connection therewith prove
a most encouraging record, which would have been much
better, had her health been more satisfactory .
To the Chief Officers of the Council, and to the Public
Health Staff, my thanks are due, as also to the Members
of the Council for carrying out my suggestions, and acting
upon my advice.
I am, Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
Joseph Priestly
Medical Officer of Health.