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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF
HEALTH FOR 1961
Puplic Health Department,
Drayton Hall,
West Drayton.
November, 1962.
To: The Chairman and Members of the
Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District Council.
Madam Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my report for the year ending 31st
December, 1961, and I trust that it will give you some idea of the work
carried out in the department during the year under review.
As you are aware, that following my operation in February, I was
away on sick leave for the remainder of the year and I wish to take this
opportunity to record my thanks to the Chairman and members of the
Council for their kind consideration and for the many nice letters and
messages of good will received.
Dr. L. F. Keenan acteslas temporary Medical Officer of Health during
my absence and 1 would like to express my thanks to him for his trouble
and for the good work he performed.
The mid-year population as estimated by the Registrar General was
23,660, an increase of 320 on last year and the first increase of the estimated
population for a few years. The estimated number of inhabited dwellings
rose to 6,865 an increase of 438 on 1960.
Deaths from all causes totalled 190, giving ar. adjusted death rate of
11.56 per 1,000 population. Live births totalled 456 equal to an adjusted
birth rate of 17.3 per 1.000 population.
There were no Maternal Deaths. Infantile (Neo-Natal) deaths numbered
three and two of these were for extreme Prematurity and the other
was due to Haemorrhagic Disease.
In general the health of the area was good. There was a mild epidemic
of measles, mostly from the under 10 year old group, and 628 cases were
notified.
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