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disclose that even when the net migration "out" is large, there
is migration "in" at certain ages, especially of girls aged 15
to 20 and of young men aged 20 to 25.
PP. 13-23
p. 13
Particulars are included of the incidence of infectious
diseases in the County, and full details given of two cases of
anthrax, one the result of using an infected brush which had
been overlooked at the back of a drawer when the rest of the
oonsignment was destroyed in 1930. There has been no case of
smallpox in London since June, 1934.
pp. 18-22
P. 24
It is very satisfactory to note that the maternal
mortality rate for 1935 is the lowest hitherto recorded, being
2.58 per thousand live-births. The death rate for tuberculosis,
also .68 per thousand living, was the lowest ever recorded in
London.
p. 35
The work of slum clearance has made good progress,
4,409 houses being dealt with in 1935, making a total of 10,227
houses between the passing of the 1930 Housing Act and the 31st
December, 1935.
PP. 36-37
The results of an inquiry into the disposal and utilisation
of waste food and other waste materials are shown in detail.
It may be surprising to know the quantity of such material dealt
with. For instance, one firm alone collected and disposed of
14,470 tons of fish offal in the County during 1935. The report
PP. 38-39
PP. 39-41
deals with the collection and use made of old rags, which may be
sorted into as many as 600 or 700 different grades, depending on
colour, fineness of weave, etc. The problems of dealing with
old bottles, scrap metals, and waste paper are also referred to.
PP. 67-73
Among the various activities of the Council's central
chemical laboratory may be mentioned the fact that 18,747 samples
of various kinds were analysed. As an example of the extraordinary
duties falling to this branch of the department may be
mentioned an inquiry into the nature of "itching powder" put down
the back of one schoolboy by another.
The County Hall, S.E.I.
20th October, 1936.
G. H. GATER,
Clerk of the Council.
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