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Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Hammersmith, W.6.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith.
Ladies and Gentlemen.—I beg to present to you my
Annual Report for the year 1925. The report deals with the
vital statistics, and with the work carried out under the
direction of your Council during the year. The statistical
tables prescribed by the Ministry of Health are included, as
well as the several other tables that directly or indirectly
relate to the Public Health of the Borough.
The vital statistics of the Borough for the year under
review were of a satisfactory nature. The death-rate of
11.9 is 0.5 lower than the rate for the previous year, whilst
the infantile mortality rate has been reduced from 72 per
1,000 births to 65 per 1,000 births—only 1 per 1,000 greater
than the lowest rate recorded in 1923.
This figure is very satisfactory and is undoubtedly the
result of the work carried out under the maternity and child
welfare scheme of the Borough.
The efforts of your Council have been, as in the past,
considerably augmented by those of the Voluntary Societies
engaged in this branch of the Public Health Services of the
Borough.
With regard to infectious diseases the total number notified
was below the average.
The housing condition of the Borough is not of a very
satisfactory nature and it is to be regretted that a very