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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
for the year 1908.
130, Churchfield Road,
Acton, W.
February, 1909.
To the Chairman and Members
of the Acton District Council.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit to the Council a report on the
sanitary conditions of the district, together with the vital and other
statistics for the year 1908.
The death-rate was lower in 1908 than in 1907 and 1906. The
death-rale amongst children under 12 months of age was also lower.
In view of the hot summer experienced, resulting in an increase of
the deaths from Diarrhœa, the lower infantile mortality is satisfactory.
There was an extensive epidemic of Measles, which resulted in
38 deaths. The outbreak of Scarlet Fever which commenced in
1907, continued practically throughout the year. These two diseases
are dealt with at length on a later page.
There were 7 deaths from Diphtheria as compared with 6 in
1907, but only two from Enteric Fever as compared with three in
the previous year.
Bye-laws dealing with the Employment of Children were
adopted during the year. Arrangements were made early in the
year for the Medical Inspection of School Children, and this subject
is dealt with in a separate report.
The accommodation at the Isolation Hospital has been the
subject of reports and discussions, and plans have now been prepared
for an additional pavilion.
The following is a summary of the vital statistics for the year:
Estimated population 55,000.
Birth rate 28.5 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Death rate 13.1 „