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considerable progress. Conditions on the whole have improved greatly,
and although inequalities remain—this, perhaps, being specially
noticeable in the matter of housing—the measure of health of the
least fortunately situated among the community is in many respects
much better than was the case formerly with those more fortunately
placed in life. Society is advancing in knowledge, and given an era of
peace in which to concentrate our attention and energies on domestic
matters, we may hope for still further substantial progress.
The Reports of the Public Analyst, Tuberculosis Medical Officer,
and the Medical Officer in Charge of the Pre-Maternity Clinics will be
found in Sections 5, 6 and 7 respectively. With reference to the firstnamed,
the Report for the period 1st January to 31st March is submitted
by A. W. Stokes, who was superannuated on 1st April.
Mr. Stokes had held the office of Public Analyst for 33 years, and upon
his retirement was accorded a vote of thanks by the Public Health
Committee for his services. He was succeeded by Henry Edward Cox,
m.sc., ph.d. (lond.), f.i.c., of 11, Billiter Square, E.C. 3, who assumed
office on 1st May, 1925. A special survey of the analytical work
carried out during the period covered by this Report will be found in
Section 3.
My thanks are due to the Chairman and Members of the
Public Health, the Maternity and Child Welfare, and the Housing
Committees, for their sympathetic help during the year. Especially
I would like to express my thanks to the medical members of the two
former Committees, who have so unreservedly placed their special
knowledge at the disposal of these Committees, and have given
me constant help at all times. The services which the medical members
have rendered have been, in my opinion, of considerable assistance in
the work of the Council, more particularly so in connection with those
subjects in the consideration of which medical knowledge is of special
value.
I would also like to record my appreciation of the work of the
members of the Staff of all sections of the Public Health Department
during the year.
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
FRANK E. SCRASE,
Medical Officer of Health.