[Report 1904] / Medical Officer of Health, Sawbridgeworth U.D.C.

Sawbridgeworth (England). Urban District Council.

Date:: 1904

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Credit: [Report 1904] / Medical Officer of Health, Sawbridgeworth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The Red House, Sawbridgeworth, March is/, 1905. Gentlemen, I have the honour of presenting- to you the Health Report of your Town. You will have every reason to be satisfied with the vital statistics, which show an incredibly low death-rate. The birth-rate should be higher, but this is a question which should be dealt with from a social rather than from a public health standpoint. I congratulate you on having received a favourable reply from the Local Government Board respecting your plans for a new drainage scheme, the completion of which will soon be followed by a rapid development of the Town. In thanking you for the courtesy you have shown me during the past year I cannot refrain from alluding to the recent death of your venerable Chairman, whose loss will not only be felt by the Members and Officers of your Council, but by everyone connected with this Town. To Mr. Morris and Mr. A. T. Watts my thanks are also due for their kindly and valuable assistance. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, ETHELBERT COLLINS.