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Borough of Brentford and Chiswick.
Public Health Department,
Town Hall, Chiswick.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the pleasure and honour of submitting to you my
Annual Report on the health of the Borough and on the School
Medical Service, for 1937.
Conditions compare favourably with those found in previous
years and the efforts made by this Authority to solve the
problems of housing, overcrowding and slum clearance, should
prove to be a potent factor in maintaining good health and in
improving the general amenities in the area. Already several
ugly scars made by the clearance of unfit houses have been
replaced by modern houses and flats, and this process of
improvement is progressing steadily.
The Birth Rate 12.12, as compared with 14.9 for England
and Wales, is decidedly on the decline, while the Infantile
Mortality Rate, 52 (England and Wales 58) is somewhat higher
than last year.
The attendances at the Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics
remain fairly constant and there was a slight increase in the
number of children under one year of age enrolled.
The Ante-Natal Clinics are well attended, especially by
those expectant mothers who anticipate admission to our
Maternity Hospital, the West Middlesex Hospital or to be
attended in their own homes by the Queen Charlotte's Nurses.