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BOROUGH OF 13ITCHAM
Anonal Report of the Medical Officer of Health
The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
Borough of Mitchan.
Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
In accordance with the Ministry of Health Cir:ular 2067 ny report for the
year 1939 is confined to essential and urgent natters which have affected the
public health during the year.
Until August 1939 the public health department carried out all its functions
in spite of the extra duties entailed by Air Raid Precautions Acts and Orders.
During the last four months of the year the staff of the department was depleted
by the calling up of several members and the remainder was engaged almost
exclusively upon A.R.P. work. In consequence it was possible to attend only to
essential public health natters.
I should like to pay a tribute to the members of my staff for the excellent
and cheerful manner in which they carried out their duties, and for their
willingness in working long hours under rather difficult circumstances.
Owing to the evacuation of part of the population of Mitchan an alteration
has been made in the computation of the Birth and Death Rates. Up to 30th
September 1939 the pre-war practice of transference to areas of the mothers
usual residence has been maintained. From and after October 1st the primary
assignment for the purpose of calculating birch rates is in accordance with the
prewar practice, but for the purpose of calculating Infant and Maternal Mortality
a secondary assignment is made, vis. to the area in which a mother nay be
temporarily residing as a result of the war.
With reference to deaths up to September 30th, 1939 the pre-war practice
of transference to area of usual residence has beer, maintained. From and
after October 1st, in a case of a person temporarily residing away from hone
on account of the war, the death is not transferred to the area of usual
residence but is assigned to the area of tenporary residence. Two population
figures are therefore given (a) 66,570 for calculating the Birth Rate and
(b) 64,730 for calculating the Death, Infent Mortality and Maternal Mortality
Rates.
Statistics and Social Conditions.
Area (in acres) 2935 acres.
Population, Census 1921 35,119.
„ „1931 56,856.
" (N.R. night) 53,436.
„ December 31st, 1939 (N.R.) 62,404.
" Registrar-General (a) 66,370.
„ „ „ (b) 64,730.
Number of inhabited houses 17,513
Rateable Value 1939 £485,960.
Sun represented by ld. rate £1,953