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REPORT
of the Medical Officer of Health
for the Year 1941.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.
Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to present my Annual Report on the health of the
Borough for the year 1941. The Report includes an account of
the Health Services administered by the Council and incorporates
the Public Analyst's Report.
Speaking generally, the health of the Borough during the
year has been good. When compared with the previous year,
there has been a large increase in the number of cases of Measles
and Whooping Cough, but this has not been attended by a corresponding
increase in the mortality. There has also been a considerable
increase in the number of cases of Scabies which have
come under treatment, and all the evidence points to the fact
that the incidence of this disease is greater than it was in pre-war
years.
I am pleased to be able to report that the Clinics for the
prevention of Diphtheria have become more popular, and the
attendances at these Clinics during the year have been greater
than in any previous year. The London County Council has
opened Clinics for immunising children at some of their schools,
and several thousand children have been immunised at these
school clinics. It is to be hoped that the special campaign
inaugurated by the Minister of Health to impress upon parents
the importance of having their children protected against
diphtheria will result in a material increase in the number of
immunised children.
I am, Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
F. G. CALEY,
Medical Officer of Health.