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Tuberculosis Officer. Thus, he held office for a period of just short
of 27 years.
Dr. King-Warry had held office for so long a period that he
had come to be regarded as a fixture removable only on superannuation,
inasmuch as his death was not anticipated; there had been
no warning, no premonitory symptoms, no illness. He died "in
harness" as many workers would elect to die.
I had not the pleasure of his personal acquaintance, but I have
heard him spoken of by a member of the late Council as being
"an expert in all matters relating to public health." Such an
expression of opinion on the part of a capable judge who had known
Dr. King-Warry and his work for many years, is a better tribute to
his memory than anything which might be said by me. He served
the Council well and faithfully for many years.
In addition to the death of the late Dr. J. King-Warry the
Public Health Department suffered a further loss by death, on
September 20th, 1919, of the late Captain George White, one of the
Sanitary Inspectors. This much regretted occurrence was reported
to the Borough Council by the Acting Town Clerk on September
24th, as follows:—
"It is with extreme regret that I have to report the death
of Captain George White (Sanitary Inspector) who had been
in the service of the Council for a period exceeding 21 years.
Mr. White was a sergeant in the Sanitary section of the R.A.M.C.
mobilised at the outbreak of war, and engaged for some months
supervising the sanitary requirements of the various camps
which were constructed in this country, for which he obtained
his commission as a lieutenant. Proceeding in March, 1915,
to the front in France, he obtained his captaincy. He went
to Salonica with the first drafts of men, remaining there until
May, 1918, when he was invalided home, and subsequently
discharged as unfit for further military duties in October of last
year.