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BOROUGH OF ROMFORD
To His Worship The Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the
Borough of Romford.
Mr. Mayor, Madam, and Gentlemen,
I have the honour, herewith, to present to you, this, my Annual
Report on the Health of the District for the year 1951.
This is the Eighteenth Report in the series, since I was
appointed your Medical Officer of Health, and it is drawn up, in
accordance with the requirements of Article 17(5) of the Sanitary
Officers' (Outside London) Regulations, 1935, as modified by
Circular No. 42/51 of the Ministry of Health, dated 10th December,
1951. This circular states that the Report should be prepared on
the lines of that for 1950.
Once again the particulars given in the following pages relate,
not only to the work carried out by the Romford Borough Council,
as the Local Sanitary Authority, but also to the services administered
by the Essex County Council, as the Local Authority for
duties under Part III of the National Health Service Act, 1946.
During the year, the Registrar-General gave the provisional
Census figures for the population of Romford as 87, 991. The
Estimate of the Population for Mid 1950, given in my Report for
that year was 80,240, and I estimated that another 7,537 would be
accommodated on the Harold Hill Estate by the date of the Census.
I had in mind, therefore, that the Census figure might be in the
neighbourhood of 87,777, which proved to be short by only 214.
The district still continues to grow in population, but the
statistics which are set out show that health conditions are
satisfactory.
My thanks are again gratefully tendered to all members of the
Borough Council, and the Health Area Sub-Committee; to the
members of my staff; and to my fellow officials. Each and all have
given willing assistance in the compilation of this report, and in the
promotion of health in the district.
I am,
Mr. Mayor, Madam, and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES B. SAMSON,
Medical Officer of Health.
Public Health Department,
Town Hall, Romford.
May, 1952.