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Annual Report of the
Medical Officer of Health
for the Year 1950
Public Health Department,
Council Offices,
North wood.
September, 1951.
To the Chairman and Members of the
Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
During the year 1950 there has been no serious epidemic in the
district except for a small outbreak of Paratyphoid Fever.
An account of the Registrar-General's statistics will be found
on pages 4 and 5. The Birth and Death Rates have been calculated
upon the Registrar-General's estimated mid-1950 population of
67,090. The Table showing causes of death in 1950 (page 7) has
been prepared using the new nomenclature introduced this year and
a comparison with the 1949 Table (page 6) is therefore not facilitated.
The position with regard to Tuberculosis will be found on page 8.
Since the date of my 1949 report there have been two additions
to the staff which have added greatly to the efficiency of the Department,
namely, Mr. D. C. A. Bennie, Senior Clerk, and Mr. J. M.
Stamp, Additional Sanitary Inspector.
Nos. 1 and 2 Chestnut Cottages have been closed for human
habitation and are now used only for storage purposes.
Action under Section 47 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, was
contemplated in respect of one aged and infirm person, but
I am pleased to report that removal to Redhill was secured on a
voluntary basis.
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