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Coincident with the above infection, three cases of
poliomyelitis were notified in the Urban District, none of
which had any relationship with the infection in the school.
I have endeavoured in this Annual Report to dispense
with a mere tabulation of statistics, and to make the report
more discoursive in character. In the interests of clarity,
it is divided into the following sub-sections—
A. Social Conditions of the Area, including Vital
Statistics.
B. Summary of Health Services.
C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances.
D. Housing.
E. Food Protection.
F. Infectious Diseases.
G. Other Services of the Health Department.
Finally, may I be permitted to put on record my profound
appreciation of the assistance rendered by Dr. P. N. Cave
at the time of my taking over his duties, and also of the
help at all times so willingly given by the Clerk, Officers
and Committee, without which my task would have been
so much more difficult.
I have the honour to be,
Your obedient servant,
K. E. TAPPER,
Medical Officer of Health.
SECTION A.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
The Urban District of Chislehurst and Sidcup, comprising
8,957 acres, was formed in 1934, and now has a total population
of 72,750. The reconstituted districts of the Authority
were: Part of Chislehurst Urban District, Sidcup Urban
District, Parish of Mottingham, Parish of North Cray,
part of the Parish of St. Paul's Cray, part of the Parish of
Orpington, part of the Parish of St. Mary Cray, part of the
Bromley Municipal Borough, and part of the Urban District
of Bexley. The area is mainly residential in character,
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