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1926
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1926.
Municipal Offices,
Acton, W.3.
july, 1927.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Borough of Acton.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit the Annual Report for the year 1926 on
the health of the Borough, together with the work of the Public
Health Department.
The vital statistics for the year are satisfactory. The
death-rate is low; there has been a fall in the infantile mortality
ratr and the district has been comparatively free from infectious
disease. With the exception of an outbreak of Measles which
burred in the early part of the year, the incidence of infectious
disease has been remarkably low. So far, Acton, in common
other London districts, has been free from the mild type of
small-pox which has been so prevalent in the Midlands and
northern towns. As regards general sanitary work, it cannot
be said that very satisfactory results have been obtained with
Meat Regulations. An attempt has been made here to enforce
theRegulations, but their interpretation is difficult and the Court
of Quarter Sessions allowed the appeal of the butchers against
the decision of the local magistrates. The chief complaint,
though, arises out of the want of uniformity in the enforcement
of the Regulations. Immediately outside the district, it is
possible to see meat and other foodstuffs coming under the
Regulations. exposed on the street pavements. If some
uniformity could be arrived at, a good deal of the difficulty which
is expeienced by authorities that take an interest in clean food
might be obviated.