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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1952
Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Acton, W.3.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Borough of Acton.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I submit the Annual Report of the health of the Borough of
Acton for the year 1952.
One notes from the statistics of the Borough that the death
rate of children under one year of age is 18.6 per 1,000 live births.
This figure is extremely low, the figure for England and Wales
being 27.6. For the last fifty years the infantile death rate has
been falling; the reason may be that theoretical knowledge in
medicine is being applied in a practical manner to maternal and
ichild welfare matters, and to environmental hygiene.
The birth rate is 13.21 per 1,000 and the death rate is 10.08
per 1,000 of the population. The births outnumbered the deaths
even in this time of increased longevity of the population.
There were no deaths attributable to infectious disease, but a
child under two years died from gastro-enteritis.
I should like to take this opportunity of expressing to the staff
of the Public Health Department my appreciation for their cooperation
and loyalty throughout the year.
I remain,
Your obedient servant,
George E, B. Payne.