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(6) The Council has entered into new agreements
with the Infant Welfare Centres Committee
and the Fulham Babies' Hospital Committee,
ensuring the continuance of these valuable
institutions on satisfactory lines.
(7) The end of the year 1923 saw the commencement
of a serious epidemic of measles.
(8) The Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1922,
subsequently revoked by the Milk (Special
Designations) Order, 1923, came into force
on January 1st, 1923. The latter order came
into force on July 1st, 1923.
Fuller details of all these matters will be found in
the body of the Report.
It was with great regret that we heard during the
year of the death of your late Medical Officer of Health,
Dr. J. C. Jackson. His services to the Borough were
fully dealt with at the time of his retirement in 1922,
but even after his retirement he continued to take
an active part in many of the voluntary medical
activities of the Borough, and his sudden death was a
great blow to us all.
In accordance with the wishes of the Ministry of
Health I have, on page 4, given particulars of the
qualifications of each member of the Public Health
Staff.
I should like to take this opportunity of thanking
all those who have assisted during the year in any
way in their various capacities, whether as Councillors,
Voluntary Workers or Officers, in helping to carry on
the work of Preventive Medicine in the Borough.
I am, Mr. Mayor, Lady and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
A. MIDDLETON HEWAT,
Medical Officer of Health.