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Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
Town Hall,
Old Street, E.C.I.
June, 1932.
To the MAYOR, ALDERMEN and COUNCILLORS
of the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch.
Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my Annual Report for the year 1931.
Attention is directed to the fact that the birth rate is the lowest so far recorded.
The number of cases of infectious disease notified was considerably less than
during the preceding year, this diminution being largely due to the gradual subsidence
of the recent smallpox epidemic, an epidemic that has caused individual
hardship and administrative difficulty out of all proportion to the severity of the
disease.
The efficiency of the administration and the health and comfort of the staff
should both benefit by the transfer of the Health Department from the Town Hall
to the new building in Laburnum Street now nearing completion.
My thanks are due to the staff of all sections of the Department, and in particular
to Dr. Evelyn McGregor, the Assistant Medical Officer of Health, to whose
initiative and ability many improvements in our Maternity and Child Welfare scheme
are directly due, to Dr. Cullen, the Tuberculosis Officer, who has successfully
launched our first independent Tuberculosis Dispensary, to Mr. Davies, the Dental
Surgeon, to Mr. Wilsher, the Chief Clerk, and to Mr. Pearson, the Senior Sanitary
Inspector.
In conclusion I wish to thank you, Sir, and all members of the Council with
special reference to the Chairmen and Members of the Health, Maternity and Child
Welfare and Housing Committees, for the assistance and encouragement I have
received throughout the year.
I am, Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
MAITLAND RADFORD,
Medical Officer of Health.