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FINC 22
BOROUGH OF FINCHLEY.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1941.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of
the Borough of Finchley.
July,1942.
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report on the
health of the Borough for the year 1941.
It has been prepared in accordance with the instructions
contained in the Ministry of Health Circular 2604 and in
consequence is much abbreviated in scope.
The vital statistics are very favourable, the outstanding
feature being the extremely low infantile mortality rate which
affords great encouragement to all those who have responsibilities
in connection with the welfare of mothers and young children.
Apart from measles and whooping cough the incidence of
infectious diseases was low and in none was the fatality rate
at all high.
Scabies and certain types of uncleanliness caused some
anxiety and a great deal of extra work but there is reason to
believe that in both cases the worst phase has passed.
The birth rate shows a tendency to rise again while the
death rate - apart from an increase in the mortality from
pulmonary tuberculosis - does not call for special comment.
Adequate supervision of food, water supply, housing and
sanitary conditions generally has been maintained.