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To the MAYOR, ALDERMEN and: COUNCILLORS of the
BOROUGH OF SOUTHGATE.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you my Annual
Report for the year 1940.
Once again, the Ministry of Health has issued
instructions to the effect that the Annual Reports of
Medical Officers of Health should he curtailed as far
as possible. This instruction has been followed,
without, I hope, omitting any information of an
essential character.
I need scarcely point out that the production of
the Report has been delayed owing to difficulties in
obtaining the appropriate statistics.
The year 1940 was very satisfactory from a health
point of view. This remark could have been made with
equal force during normal times, but in conditions
such as prevail to-dey, it is a source of even greater
satisfaction to be able to paint a health picture in
colours which are eminently pleasing.
The following points call for special
consideration:
Birth Rate.
The Birth Rate fell somewhat during 1940, from
11.4 in the previous year, to 10.62 In this
connection, as with the remaining statistics set out
in this Report, it is not possible to obtain a true
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