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TO THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS OF THE
BOROUGH OF SUTTON AND CHEAM
Mr„ Mayor, Ladles and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you the Annual Report on the
health of the Borough for the year 1953,
The health of the community was good. There was a rise In
the birth rate from 10.8 to 11.8 per thousand of population. The
death rate fell from 10.8 to 9.9 per thousand of population. The
Infantile mortality rate was low There was no maternal death.
There was a fall in the death rate for Tuberculosis,
The general incidence of infectious diseases was higher.
Measles and Whooping Cough were epidemic in March, An outbreak
of Dysentery occurred in June, Fifteen cases of poliomyelitis
were notified. There was no case of Diphtheria,
A Mass Radiography Unit visited the Borough in August with
beneficial results.
Further progress was made in the Council's Housing Programme,
During the year sixty three houses and flats were completed and
two hundred and twenty three were in course of erection. Schemes
were in progress for one hundred and forty five houses.
The work of general sanitation, of the prevention of nuisances
and of the protection of food was carried out efficiently, In
March a Clean Food Exhibition was successfully organised and
presented under the auspices of the Council. I wish to express
to the Chief Sanitary Inspector (Mr. C.W. Newbery) and to the
staff my appreciation of their services.
The water supply of the district maintained a high standard
of chemical and bacteriological purity. Effective control by
daily sampling and by chlorinatlon was continued.
I thank the members of the Council for their advice and help
during the year and I am grateful to the officers of the Council
for their co-operation.
I am,
Mr, Mayor, Ladles and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
ENEAS J. MACINTYRE
Medical Officer of Health.
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