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COUNTY BOROUGH OF CROYDON
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
AND
SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER
For the Year 1932.
To the Chairman and Members of the Public Health Committee.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
1 have the honour to present herewith my fifth Annual Report
on the health of Croydon. The general arrangement follows that
ot the last report, but certain statistical tables have been omitted
or curtailed.
The contents of the report have been compiled in compliance
with Circular 1269 of the Ministry of Health, dated June 12th,
1932, and it is an ordinary and not a survey report.
The post vacated by Dr. F. W. Gavin on December 31st,
1931, was not refilled, consequently certain activities have had to
be modified, and although a part-time medical officer has done the
statutory medical inspections which were formerly done by Dr.
Gavin, some of the latter's clinical work has been omitted.
VITAL STATISTICS.
On the whole 1932 showed a higher standard of the Public
Health of Croydon than 1931; the death-rate and the infant
mortality rate were both lower; whilst the incidence of the
common infectious diseases also showed a decline.