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of the Right Honourable,
The Lord Mayor, Aldermen & Commoners of
the Corporation of London.
Public Health Department,
Guildhall, E.C.2.
July, 1944.
Lord Hay or & Gentlemen.
I have the honour to submit a report on the work of my
Apartment for the year 1943 .
On the instructions of the Minister of Health, this report
is again presented in an abridged form and briefly summarises the
Activities of the Department, the normal work of which has been rewricted
by war circumstances.
Particular attention has been given to the rat problem and
Also to the supervision of food supplies.
Statistical Information.
pea. 661 acres (including the Temple and Tidal Water and
foreshore).
Population. Registrar General's estimate for 1943 - 4,860
Annual Rateable Value. As at October, 1943 - £6,175,791.
Annual Sum received from Penny General Pate. Estimated £23,500.
Births:- Total. M. F.
Legitimate 20 11 9 ) Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated
Live Births ) resident population 1943 - 4.94
Illegitimate 4 1 3 )
tillbirths 0 0 0 Rate per 1,000 total (live and
still) births - 0.00
Deaths.
Deaths under 1 year 1 0 1 Death Rate per 1,000 estimated
Deaths (all ages) 40 26 66 average population - 13.6
Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 & 30 of
the Registrar General's Short List):-
Deaths .
Rate per 1,000 total
(live and still) births.
0.29 Puerperal sepsis nil.
-
0.30 Other puerperal causes nil.
-
Total nil.
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Birth Rate of Infants under one year of age:-
All Infants per 1,000 live births 42
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 0
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 250
Deaths. from Cancer (all ages) 18
" " Measles (all ages) 0
" " Whooping Cough (all ages) 0
" "Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 0
Vaccination.
Of the 118 births notified to the Vaccination Officer during
42, 33 had been successfully vaccinated by the end of 1943.
11 had died before the age for vaccination and 1 was insusceptible Vaccination was postponed in no case, and 54 had removed into
her districts. 1 case was pending. There were 18 cases of
conscientious objection. The Public Vaccinator performed 1 revaccination