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Health Department,
Town Hall,
Tottenham, N.15.
June, 1939.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Borough of Tottenham.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you my Annual Report upon the
Health Services of the Borough for the year ended 31st December, 1938.
During the year there have been a number of additions to and
changes in the personnel of the Staff. Dr. J. Landon, late Assistant
Medical Officer and Medical Superintendent of the Isolation Hospital
in the County Borough of East Ham, was appointed Deputy Medical
Officer of Health, and Miss B. H. Johnson, late Dental Officer in the
County Borough of Smethwick, was appointed as an additional Dental
Officer to this Authority. Dr. Margaret Salmond succeeded Dr. Gladys
H. Dodds as Medical Officer in charge of the Gynæcological Clinic, and
Dr. F. P. M. Clarke succeeded Dr. Friel as Aural Surgeon. The
department suffered the very sad loss by death at an early age of Mr.
P. W. T. Bennett, a Sanitary Inspector. Mr. C. J. Cattell, late Sanitary
Inspector in Wimbledon, joined the staff during the year. Miss M.
Blanchard was appointed Assistant Superintendent Health Visitor.
Vital Statistics.
The Population as estimated by the Registrar-General shows a
decline of 1,800 over the previous year and is now estimated to be
144,400.
The Birth Bate was 13.1, compared with 13.5 for 1937 and the
number of births registered was 1,893 compared with 1,973 for the
previous year.
The Death Rate was 10.5 compared with 11.1 in 1937 and the
number of deaths 1,512 compared with 1,617 for the previous year.