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THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHALL, 1962
THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR
*Alderman W. H. Hopkins, J.P.
Deputy Mayor:
*†Councillor E. J. Sheil
Aldermen:
Cavell, Mrs. I., J.P.
*Dane, A. T.
Douglas, H. C.
*Haigh, J., J.P.
*Hopkins, W. H., J.P.
Love, P. J.
Councillors:
*Aspell, T. J. A.
Barrett, J., J.P.
*Barton, A. J.
Day, F. R.
Errington, F. G.
*Griffiths, Mrs. M. C.
Hook, R. E.
*†JoNES, Mrs. E. W. (Chairman]
*Lamb, W. G.
*Rockhill, F. R. J.
*fsheil, E. J.
†SOUTHEY, P. G.
Steele, T. J.
Ward, E.
*Ward, J. H.
Williams, Mrs. V. G. I.
*Woodruff, J. A. T.
*Members of the Public Health Committee
†Members of the Area Health Committee (Area No. 9)
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Borough of Southall.
MR. MAYOR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I have the honour to present the 72nd Annual Report on the health and circumstances
of the population of the Borough of Southall.
During the year, the general standard of health of the population was reasonably good.
The Death Rate and the Infant Mortality Rate were slightly lower, the Birth Rate rose
very high.
Infectious Disease figures were low for everything except dysentery, an outbreak of
which resulted from the case of a woman who discharged herself from hospital in an
infectious state, infected her own family, who in turn infected the children in an infant school.
The disease was contained locally, except for a few individual cases, but much work and
supervision to achieve this had to be carried out by the school staff and the staff of the
Department.
The amount of Tuberculosis discovered in the year was lower but four persons died of
this disease, which accounted for only one death in 1961.
Welfare provisions continued to increase, more Meals on Wheels were delivered to a
larger number of the elderly housebound, more Chiropody facilities became available, a
scheme for a second Work Centre for the Elderly got under way, the numbers of persons
undertaking voluntary work with the social clubs was growing, and the number of members
of these clubs was rising steadily.
Work on the conversion of Southall into a smokeless town was considerable during
the year; the programme was speeded up following a request from the Minister of Health
for all black areas to endeavour to become completely smoke-free as quickly as possible.
Houses in Multiple Occupation increased during 1962, and a great deal of inspectors'
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