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REPORT
of the Medical Officer of Health
for the Year 1943.
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 1943, together with the Report of the
Public Analyst.
The number of births shows a further increase over the
previous year, and the birth rate has risen from 16.04 to
17.13 The death rate is about the same as in 1942.
There has been no special incidence of disease.
The number of deaths from tuberculosis has fallen from
221 to 193, and the death rate from this disease is .73 compared
with .88 in 1942.
The number of children immunised against diphtheria has
fallen off during the year, although the attendances at the
clinics arc still considerably larger than they were before the
war. Owing to the fall in attendances, six of the clinics have
been closed, and there are now two clinics open every week..
333 women were admitted to the Council's Maternity Home
which was open for 11 months of the year.
There are now 13 War Time Nurseries in the Borough,
and these have been well patronized.
I am, Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
F. G. CALEY,
Medical Officer of Health.