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Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Pancras Road, N.W. 1.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough ok St. Pancras.
Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
This Report upon the sanitary circumstances and administration and the vital statistics
of the Borough during the year 1934 is the 79th Report that has been submitted and is the
first that I have had the honour to prepare.
The summary of the principal statistics for the year is given on pages 12 to 16 and
does not reveal any matter calling for special comment.
It is satisfactory to be able to record that the number of cases of puerperal fever and
of puerperal pyrexia notified were both lower than for several years past and that the maternal
mortality rate is not high as compared with that of similar areas. These facts justify the
hope that the efforts being made to attain still better results in the future will be crowned
with success.
As will be seen in the section of this Report dealing with staff, the office of Medical
Officer of Health was filled during the first six months of the year by my predecessor,
Dr. Sowden, while I have had that honour during the last six months.
At their meeting in June the Council placed on record their appreciation of the
distinguished services rendered to St. Pancras by Dr. Sowden during his tenure of the post
of Medical Officer of Health. I take this opportunity to express the great pleasure it has
afforded me to take up my duties in this Borough, and my thanks to the members of the
Council, especially those who are members of the Health Committee, and my colleagues on
the staff for the help and encouragement that has been extended to me in my new work.
I am, Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
MAITLAND RADFORD,
Medical Officer of Health.