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Public Health Department,
Mortlake High Street,
S.W.14.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Barnes.
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my Annual Report for the year
1939, on the sanitary circumstances, the sanitary administration, and
the vital statistics of the Borough.
The Report for 1939 has been drawn up in accordance with the
requirements of the Ministry of Health's Circular 1961 (dated 16th
February, 1940) and contains, in addition to detailed information
specifically directed by the Minister of Health, a record of important
alterations, improvements or developments which have taken place
during the year, especially such as were occasioned by circumstances
arising out of the War.
The Ministry's Circular states that the Registrar-General will
continue to issue as in past years, for inclusion in the Report, the
local statistics in respect of the Borough together with certain national
statistics for the country as a whole, but that owing to the War these
statistics will not be available before July, and should be awaited
before completing the Report. In view of my retirement from the
position of Medical Officer of Health in June I have proceeded with
the preparation of the text of the Report with the intention of including
in an Appendix the information as to vital statistics, with
comments thereon, when these have been received.
During the year under review there was no unusual sickness or
mortality in the Borough. The incidence of the acute infectious