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Report of the
Medical Officer of Health.
Municipal Offices,
Kingston-upon-Thames,
March, 1925.
To the Corporation of Kingston-upon-Thames.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my Annual Report for
the Year 1924.
The Report which is an Ordinary Report (Ministry of
Health Circular 269) has been kept as short as possible, in
view of the fact that a Survey Report will be required for
the year 1925.
A Health Exhibition was held in October. The success
attained fully justified our effort and called for further
activities of this nature in the future.
The Birth Rate was 15.9 per 1,000 population, the
lowest since the War, and compares unfavourably with the
figure 18.8 for England and Wales.
The Death Rate was 12.5 per 1,000 population, which is
slightly in excess of 12.2 for the whole country.
Mr. W. C. Cockell, Clerk to the Public Health Department,
obtained the post of Assistant Sanitary Inspector to
Southall-Norwood in November, and Mr. W. J. Fell was
appointed to replace him.
I again thank Mr. H. T. Perry, your Chief Sanitary
Inspector, and the Staff of the Public Health Department
for their loyal support.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
E. W. MATTHEWS.
Medical Officer of Health.