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MEDICAL OFFICER'S ANNUAL REPORT
Public Health Department,
Tel: HAYes 1901. Springfield House,
Hayes End Road,
Hayes. Middlesex.
June, 1962.
To the Chairman and Members of the Council.
Mr. Chairman, Councillor Mrs. Johnson and Gentlemen,
1961 was a census year and it will be seen that the provisional
population figures agree reasonably well with the
Registrar General's estimate. The census figures show an increase
of 3. 5% over those for 1951. The Registrar General's
estimate of population shows a small decrease from the previous
year. The birth rate and death rate have both increased, but
the infant death rates are all lower. The perinatal mortality
rate has decreased from 37.9 to 24,4 and the stillbirth rate is
the lowest to date, a trend which I hope will continue.
At the end of April the mass radiography unit paid a visit
to the district. All the public sessions were held without
prior appointments and the unit was stationed at 5 points in the
district. In addition certain firms in the district were visited
and the numbers attending each station are given below:-
Belmore Parade, Uxbridge Road 1,286
Poplar Parade, Yeading Lane 472
Manor Parade, High Street, Harlington 499
Kingshill Avenue 431
East Avenue 1,559
At various firms 2,455
Total 6,702
The total, about 10% of the population, seems small but the
organisers of the visit appear to have been satisfied.
The preliminary census report shows a reduction in the number
of families per dwelling, which indicates an easing of the
cramped living conditions in the district generally. However
a routine question unconnected with the work of the Urban District
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