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2
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1959
Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Acton, W.3.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Borough of Acton.
I submit my Annual Report on the health of the Borough of
Acton for the year 1959.
The population figure as estimated by the Registrar General
showed a slight decline from 65,840 to 65,360. The population has
shown a steady decrease since 1954 when the figure was 67,640.
The birth rate of 15.2 was the highest for ten years. The infant
mortality rate fell to 19.2 compared with a figure of 22.0 for England
and Wales, and the still birth rate of 12.3 was considerably
lower than the figure of 21.0 for the country.
I append below a table showing the deaths that have occurred
due to cancer of the lung and bronchus.