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PUBLIC OFFICES,
ENFIELD.
28th March, 1936.
Annual Report of the Medical
Officer of Health, 1935.
To the Chairman and Members of the
Urban District Council of Enfield.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I beg to place before you my 9th Annual Report on the health
of the District.
It will be noticed that the Birth-rate is 15.85, the highest
recorded since 1929, whilst the Death-rate, which is 9.55, is the lowest
since 1930.
The Infantile Death-rate, which is the number of deaths in
children under one year of age, per 1,000 recorded births, is 50.00,
which is the lowest on record except for 1934 when it was 43.27,
and 1924 when it was 44.22.
It would therefore appear that generally the health of the
District has been well maintained throughout the year.
I have referred to each health activity of the Council under a
separate heading in this Report, and there is, therefore, little need
for general comment in these introductory remarks.
The most notable event of the year was the opening of three
Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics, and the beginning of the
Housing Survey.
I would like to stress the importance of this Survey. No