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PREFACE
Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Edmonton, N.9.
His Worship the Mayor, Alderman and Councillors
of the Borough of Edmonton.
Your Worship, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my Annual Report for the year
1953 on the health and sanitary circumstances of the Borough.
The Report is compiled in accordance with the requirements of the
Ministry of Health Circular 1/54.
Death Rate.—Is approximately the same as for 1952, and
has shown but little variation for a number of years.
Birth Rate.—Is again reduced compared with last year, and
shows a steady decline over the last few years.
Infantile Mortality Rate—which reached a new low level
in 1952 has, unfortunately risen this year. The rise is apparently
in the Neo-Natal death rate.
Maternal Mortality Rate.—Here we can congratulate ourselves
in that there were no deaths.
Tuberculosis.—The number of cases on the register continues
to rise. We are still labouring under the lack of proper
clinic accommodation in the district. The hope is being held out
to us that a Chest Clinic will be developed in the precincts of the
North Middlesex Hospital. This hope is of very little use when
one considers the number of patients at present attending for
treatment under circumstances that leave a lot to be desired.
In my opinion it is a retrograde step to bring tuberculosis
within the precincts of a general hospital.
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