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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY
Public Health Department,
43, White Horse Road,
STEPNEY, E.l.
To The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
Your Worship, Ladies & Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my Report for the year 1949•
The population of the Borough according to the RegistrarGeneral's
estimate shows some increase and is now 100,550.
The total Births decreased from 2,171 in 1948 to 1,872
this year, the live birth-rates being 21.2 and 18.19 per
1000 respectively.
The Maternal Mortality rate was 0.53 per 1,000 total
births. The Infant Mortality rate, after last year's low
record, rose somewhat from 28.3 to 32.2.
This year the incidence of infectious disease again
remained low. Of 13 notified cases of Diphtheria the
diagnosis was confirmed in only 3 cases none of which was
fatal. .
There were 16 cases of Poliomyelitis in the Borough with
one death in a child aged 6 months.
I have to report a decrease in the number of primary
notifications of Tuberculosis which were 19 less than last
year's figure of 189. The deaths from the disease were,
however, the same as last year, namely 71.
The National Health Services Act has now been in force
some 18 months, the maternity and child welfare service now
being the responsibility of the London County Council.
All the infant welfare centres and day nurseries
continue as formerly and have been well attended though
there have not been any notable changes in the scheme since
its transference from the Borough Council. One new voluntary
day nursery was opened during the year at Thirza Street under
the Sisters of Mercy.
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