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cannot speak too highly of the efficiency of the Society's work. The
"Violet Melchett Infant Welfare Centre," now fully completed, has
rendered possible many desirable extensions and improvements in
Maternity and Child Welfare services. The striking generosity of the
late Lord Melchett in providing this admirable health centre will always
be remembered with appreciation in the Borough.
Section III. of the report deals with Sanitary Administration. The
statistics indicate that constant attention is devoted to the improvement
of housing accommodation in the Borough. Although to less
extent than in other Metropolitan Boroughs, this side of the work of the
department is frequently hampered by the inadequate number of houses
available. Since the War your Housing Committee has been largely
engaged in examining possible sites which might be utilised for Housing
Schemes—a task rendered difficult by the fact that Chelsea is already
largely built up. During the year further progress was made in connection
with the Council's Improvement Scheme for the World's Endpassage
Area. The task of clearing this site and the construction of
new buildings thereon is being actively proceeded with by the Chelsea
Housing Improvement Society, Limited, in conjunction with the Borough
Council. The construction of the new working-class dwellings in connection
with the Manor-street Housing Scheme was completed, in
conjunction with the Peabody Trust.
As in former years, much attention has been devoted to the supervision
of food supplies.
I have again to express my appreciation of the work of the staff of
the Public Health Department. I should also like to thank the members
of the Public Health, Maternity, Child Welfare, and other Committees
for the support and sympathetic consideration which they have extended
to me, and for their keen attention to the problems which it has been
my duty to lay before them.
Copies of this report have been transmitted to the Ministry of Health,
the Home Office and the London County Council, in accordance with
statutory requirements.
I am,
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
w.h.l. McCarthy.