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1.
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR
1961
To: The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Chingford Corporation.
Mr. Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors,
I have pleasure in submitting my Annual Report
for the year 1961 upon the health and sanitary circumstances of the
Borough.
The year was marked by the retirement of Mr. J.F.
Rogers, Chief Public Health Inspector, who had held this post for
nearly 32 years. Many tributes were paid to him by Committees and
Council on the occasion.
Vital Statistics: In the statistics which follow, the figures in
brackets refer to 1960.
The birth-rate was 13.3 per 1,000 (13.1).
representing 612 births (607).
The number of deaths was 407 (352). The death
rate was 8.8 per 1,000 (7.6).
To allow for differing sex and age distribution
of local populations, comparability factors are supplied by the General
Register Office. These factors enable adjustments to be made in
birth and death rates so that comparisons can be made with other
areas and with England and Wales as a whole. (See table on page 4)
The infant mortality rate was 16.3 (16.4), the
rate for England and Wales being 21.4
The table on page 4 shows at a glance the birth
and death rates for the years 1956 - 1961.
Causes of Death: Diseases of the heart and arteries, and cancer,
caused 203 and 87 deaths respectively, these conditions being the
principal causes of death.
Infectious Diseases:A large outbreak of measles occurring late in 1960
and carrying well into 1961 accounted for most of the infectious
disease notifications.
Chiropody Service: It was unfortunately necessary to curtail the
chiropody service sponsored by the Chingford Old People's Welfare
Committee, owing to the resignation of one of the two chiropodists