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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF
HEALTH FOR 1962
Public Health Department.
Drayton Hall,
West Drayton.
July, 1963.
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, 1962, and I trust it will give you some idea of the work carried
out by the Public Health Department in the year under review.
Dr. L. F. Keenan continued to act as temporary Medical Officer of
Health until my return to duty on 1st April. I am greatly indebted to him
for undertaking this responsibility and 1 wish again to express my personal
thanks to him and also the thanks of the Staff of the Public Health Department.
The mid-year population as estimated by the Registrar General was
23,930, which again shows an increase on last year of 270.
The estimated number of inhabited dwellings rose to 6,909 (an increase
of 44).
Deaths from all causes totalled 212, giving an adjusted death rate of
12.74 per 1,000 population.
Live Births totalled 463, giving an adjusted birth rate of 17.3 per 1,000
population.
There were no Maternal deaths, infantile (Neo Natal) deaths numbered
7, and of these, 5 were under one week old. the causes being.
Prematurity. 3 ; Congenital Abnormality, 3 and Broncho Pneumonia, 1.
In general the health of the area was very good. There was no epidemic
of any infectious disease and the number of cases of notifiable disease was
very small. There was only one case of Poliomyelitis and one case of Food
Poisoning.
New cases of Tuberculosis notified were 11 in number, with age groups
varying from 25 to 61 years. There were no deaths from Tuberculosis.
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