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IX
Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Euston Road, N.W.1.
June, 1939.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough ok St. Pancras.
Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
This Report upon the sanitary circumstances and the vital statistics of the Borough
is the 83rd Annual Report that has been submitted and the fifth that I have had the
honour to prepare.
A summary of the principal statistics for the year 1938 is given on pages 2, 3
and 4.
The Registrar General's mid-year estimate of the population again shows a fall,
the decrease being 2,500 or 1.37 per cent.
It is a matter of interest that the birth rate for the Borough has risen and is higher
than for the last five years. In this respect the Borough reflects the slight upward tendency
apparent in the rate for the Country as a whole.
Graphs illustrating the birth rate, death rate and infantile mortality rate during
recent years will be found facing page 4.
Matters extraneous to the usual work of the Public Health Department made 1938 a
difficult year for all concerned, and for this reason I wish to lay special emphasise upon my
thanks to members of the Borough Council generally, to the Chairman and Members of
the Public Health Committee, to the staff of the Public Health Department and to my
colleagues in other Departments for their assistance and co-operation throughout the year.
I am, Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
MAITLAND RADFORD,
Medical Officer of Health.