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To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Borough of Tottenham.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit to you my Annual
Report upon the Health Services of the Borough, for the
year 1940, which, owing to the exigencies of the war, must
again this year appear in an abridged form.
In spite of heavy additional duties placed on the
various Departments, the Health Services of the Borough
generally were carried on at their pre-war level.
No serious outbreak of Infectious Disease occurred
during the year. The Death Rate of 14.26 includes the deaths
due to enemy action and cannot therefore be compared with
previous years. The Infantile Mortality Rate and Maternal
Mortality Rate again remained lower than pre-war years,
being 41.05 and 2.48 respectively.
I very sincerely thank the Members of the Town
Council for their encouragement and support during a busy
and difficult year, and again record my admiration for the
excellent work carried out by my colleagues in the Health
Services.
I have the honour to be
Your obedient Servant,
Medical Officer of Health.
Town Hall,
Tottenham, N.15.
1st December, 1941.
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