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ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR 1947
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Chingford Corporation.
Mr. Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors,
I have pleasure in submitting my second Annual Report
upon the health and sanitary circumstances of the Borough.
In the field of statistics the following points are worthy
of mention:—The birth-rate has remained very high, viz.:
20.3 per 1,000, which is almost the same as the rate for 1946.
The death-rate at 8.5 per 1,000 is slightly above the rate for the
previous year. The rate for England and Wales was 12.0.
The death-rate of infants under one year of age was 12.9,
which is the lowest ever recorded, and is far below the rate
for England and Wales, viz.: 41.
Infectious disease notifications, with the exception of
Measles, Whooping Cough and Poliomyelitis, remained much
at the level of the previous year. Chingford, unfortunately,
had its share of the general epidemic of Poliomyelitis throughout
England and Wales in 1947. In all, there were 16 cases
in the Borough, 3 of whom died.
The serious pollution of the Borough's water supply in
March and the measures taken to meet it, are reported in the
text.
I thank again the Chief Sanitary Inspector, Mr. James
F. Rogers, and the staff of the Health Department, for their
hard work during this strenuous year.
I am, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
J. H. CROSBY,
Medical Officer of Health.
August, 1948.
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