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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
FOR THE YEAR 194 2.
October, 1943.
To the Mayor, Aldormen & Councillors
of the Borough of Hondon.
I have tho honour to submit my Thirteenth Annual Report on the health conditions
of the Borough for the year 1942. In accordance with the instructions of the
Ministry of Health it has been prepared as an interim report, and reference has
only been made to matters of particular interest.
No detailed couments have, therefore, been made concerning the general activities
of the Public Health Department, but these have been fully maintained during the year
GENERAL HEALTH CONDITIONS.
Vital Statistics.
The health conditions continued to be satisfactory, as revealed by the
vital statistics, and by the continued observation maintained through the Maternity
and Child Welfare and School Medical Services.
The year was remarkable for a sharp increase in the number of births,
2081 as compared with 1410 in 1941. On the other hand the death rate showed a
reduction from 11.2 per 1000 of the estimated population to 9.82.
The infantile mortality rate was 34 per 1000 live births as compared with
49 for the country generally and 59 for the County Boroughs and greater towns
including London. This is the second lowest infantile mortality rate to be
recordod in the Borough.
Tho incidence of new cases of tuberculosis, however, to which reference
will bo made later, showed a definite increase.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following Table shows the number of notifications of the principal
infectious diseases as compared with the previous year-