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London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1939, and confirmed
by the Secretary of State, for regulating the hours during
which pleasure fairs may remain open to the public, securing
safe and adequate means of egress to and from the ground upon
which any pleasure fair is held, preventing nuisances, supervising
and P reservin g sanitary conditions and cleanliness at any such fair.
Bye- were also made under Section 135(2) of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1936, and confirmed by the Minister of
Health, to promote cleanliness in, and the habitable condition
of tents, vans, sheds and other similar structures used for human
habitation, for preventing the spread of infectious diseases by
the persons inhabiting them, and generally for the prevention
of nuisances in connection therewith.
During the latter part of year arran gements were made
by the South-East Metropolitan Regional Hospitals Board for
Miniature Radiography Unit to be installed at the
South-Eastern Hospital, S.E.14. The Public Health Department
recruited nearly 4,000 volunteers from factories and
workplaces in the Borough to attend for examination.
The retirement of four senior officers took place during the
year-Mr.F.T. Harman, the Assistant Administrative Officer;
Mr. A. L. Dobson, Mr. M. Malins and Mr. D. H. Pickard, Sanitary
Inspectors. Each of them had rendered faithful service for a
period of over 40 years. The year also saw the resignation of
Dr. D. C. Garrett, the Public Analyst, and of Dr. G. W.
Bousfield, the Borough Bacteriologist.
Dr. Bousfield had been in the service of the Council for
many years. His father, the late Dr. D. C. Bousfield, was
appointed as Bacteriologist by the Camberwell Vestry in the
late 'nineties; I understand that this was the first appointment
of its kind to be made in this country. It is a matter of satisfaction
that Dr. Guy Bousfield will continue to serve the
inhabitants of the Borough as an officer of the Public Health
Laboratory Service.
On the 5th july, 1948 , various responsibilities in connection
with the care of individuals were transferred from the Council
to other authorities under the National Health Service Act, 1946,
as follows:—
To the London County Council.
(I) Clerical, dispensary and allied services :
(a) Maternity and Child Welfare, Health Visiting
and Home Nursing.