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Public Health Department,
Municipal Offices,
Sheen Lane, S.W.14.
To The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Barnes.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my Annual Report for the year 1950.
During the year the health of the borough has been good, and the
incidence of infectious desease remarkably low. The infant mortality
rate, whilst showing a slight increase on that for the year 1949, is still
lower than the general rate for England and Wales.
The tuberculosis death rate is again reduced, following the general
trend for the country as a whole.
Housing still remains our most acute problem, and although a
number of families have been accommodated on medical grounds, there
are still many who require urgent rehousing, and whose health is
deteriorating through living under poor conditions.
I should like to express my thanks to the Council for their continued
help and keen interest in matters relating to public health. Also, I
must pay tribute to all the members of the staff for their good work and
loyal co-operation.
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
ROSETTA HILL,
July, 1951 Medical Officer of Health.