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FINC 25
BOROUGH OF FINCHLEY
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1944.
TO THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS OF
THE BOROUGH OF FINCHLEY.
September, 1945.
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report for the year
1944. It has been prepared along the lines set out in the
Ministry of Health Circular 49/45 and is only a skeleton report.
The Vital Statistics are, on the whole, good. The
Infantile Mortality Rate is very satisfactory and is the second
lowest yet recorded.
The Birth Rate is slightly higher than in 1943 and is the
highest for 23 years.
The Death Rate, which has been steadily going up for many
years, continued to do so in 1944. Apart from certain deaths
directly due to the war, the increase is entirely attributable
to the increasing age of the population.
There are two noteworthy features in regard to infectious
disease - namely - the very small number of cases of diphtheria
and the fact that there were three cases of smallpox.
The supervision of food and milk and water supplies has
been fully maintained and everything possible has been done,
under the difficult circumstances prevailing, to Improve housing
and sanitary conditions in general.
All members of the staff have given loyal and efficient
service and have cheerfully undertaken many additional
responsibilities during the year.