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Town Hall,
Fulham, S.W. 6.
August, 1928.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Fulham.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit the Annual Report
on the Vital Statistics and Sanitary Condition of the
Borough for the year 1927.
During the year a number of changes occurred in
the personnel of the staff.
* I have with great regret to record the death of Miss
M. L. Durnford, one of the Council's Health Visitors,
which occurred on the 1st November after only a few
days' illness and was a great shock to her many friends
and colleagues.
Owing to Dr. Hardy's illness Dr. Hamilton carried
on the work of the Dispensary, single-handed, from 10th
October to 7th November, and was then assisted by
Dr. G. K. Stone during two sessions weekly.
Miss D. M. Hayward took over Miss Green's duties
as Health Visitor on 1st January, 1927, and Mr. G. W.
Herrick succeeded Mr. J. Castley as Sanitary Inspector
on 20th June, 1927.
Mr. B. P. Garrod, office youth, was successful in
obtaining an appointment as junior clerk in the Public
Health Department of the Heston and Isleworth Urban
District Council on 31st October, and was succeeded by
Mr. L. Brooks.
I am pleased to state that the members of the staff
have given the most loyal and willing service, for which
I am grateful.
I desire to acknowledge the large amount of voluntary
work done by the Chairmen and Members of the
Public Health and Maternity and Child Welfare Committees,
and of the societies associated with the Council
in the prevention of disease ; also the help I have received
from my colleagues in other departments.
I am, Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JOHN SULLIVAN,
Medical Officer of Health.