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4
COUNTY BOROUGH OF CROYDON
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1957
To the Chairman and Members of the Health Committee
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
I have the honour to present the Annual Report on the
health of the people of Croydon and the relevant services of the
Corporation for the year ending 31st December, 1957 and make the
following brief comments on various matters covered in greater
detail on other pages:-
Statistics
Despite a fall in the birth-rate last year, the RegistrarGeneral
estimates a slight rise in the total population of the
borough. This is of interest in reversing the trend of the last
few years of outward movement of population from Greater London
into the surrounding counties. There was no change in the
standardised death rate and infant mortality was again reduced.
Last year's record of no maternal death was not, unfortunately,
repeated.
Clean Air Act, 1956
The necessary action was commenced to establish a Smoke
Control Area covering a sizeable district on the south west
aspect of the borough.