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Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Pancras Road, N.W. 1.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough oe St. Pancras.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you the Sixty.ninth Annual Report on the vital
statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough, including particulars of the work carried out
during the year by the staff of the Public Health Department.
This is the second annual report which it has been my duty to submit to the Borough
Council.
The statistics for the year 1924 are somewhat less favourable than those of the
preceding year.
The birth.rate again decreased. "With the exception of the years which were affected by
the war, this rate is the lowest hitherto recorded.
The general death.rate was slightly higher, being 13 per 1,000 of population, as
compared with 12.1 in the preceding year.
The rate of infant mortality was also higher, the increase being almost entirely due to
an epidemic of measles of a severe type, which occurred during the first quarter of the year.
Housing conditions continued to be unsatisfactory. During the year about 100 houses
were erected in the north of the Borough ; but these chiefly attracted now residents, and did
little to remedy existing overcrowding.
During the year a special report was made on the re.organisation of the Health
Department. A summary of this is included in the present report for purpose of reference.
In conclusion, I wish to record my appreciation of the work of the staff and their
loyal and willing co.operation in carrying out any duties tending to promote the work of
Public Health in the Borough.
I am, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
March, 1925.
Medical Officer of Health.