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TO THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS OP THE
BOROUGH OP FINCHLEY
4 ' * ' "" " ' r ' "
1
July, 1947.
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report for the year
1946.
The vital statistics are very good. The Birth Rate is
still rising and the death rate is satisfactory. Deaths from
Tuberculosis have decreased and those from other infectious
diseases have remained low.
The infantile mortality rate was very low and only about
half the rate for the whole Country.
The work carried out at the Antenatal, Infant Welfare and
other Clinics continues to grow in volume and if the birth
rate continues at its present level an increase in the number
of weekly sessions will be inevitable.
Much care has been devoted to the supervision of food,
milk and the water supply. There is room for improvement in
the degree of cleanliness in the handling and preparation of
food in restaurants and canteens but efforts in this direction
are hampered by the shortage of soap, detergents and towels
and adequate supplies of hot water for washing up owing to the
lack of fuel.
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