[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Luton R.D.C.

Luton (England). Rural District Council.

Date:: 1965

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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Luton R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Luton Rural District Council ANNUAL REPORT of Medical Officer of Health and Chief Public Health Inspector for the YEAR 1965 Medical Officer’s Annual Report, 1965 Montpelier House, Dunstable. 21st June, 1966. To the Chairman and Councillors of the Rural District of Luton. Ladies and Gentlemen, I have pleasure in presenting my Health Report for 1965. Deaths. 245 deaths were registered during the year, of which 47 were due to cancer. It is very sad that over a quarter of the cancer deaths were due to cancer of the lung, a condition that is well known can be, to a large extent, affected by smoking cigarettes. Infectious Diseases. As is usual, measles was by far the commonest infection and it is hoped that before many years have passed that this disease will be eradi¬ cated by modern methods of immunisation. I have the honour to be. Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, H. A. A. PARGETER, Medical Officer of Health, Luton Rural District.