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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF FULHAM
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
TOWN HALL, FULHAM, S. W 6.
August, 1961
To: The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you the annual report on the
health and sanitary circumstances in the Borough for the year 1960
The report of the Public Analyst, T. McLachlan Esq., C.M
A.C. G. F.C , F.R.I.C . is included.
The health of the inhabitants of the Borough has continued to be
satisfactory and there was no serious outbreak of infectious disease
during the year.
Staff changes during the year were as follows-
The only member of the staff to retire was Mr G Churchill,
Mortuary Keeper who reached the age of 65 in March, after 31 years
service with the department The retirement of Mr Churchill, who
unfortunately had not had very good health of recent years coincided
with the Council's decision to close the Mortuary and allow Fulham
cases to be dealt with by the Hammersmith Borough Council Mortuary
which has been modernised and enlarged This arrangement became
effective from the 1st June
Two Public Health Inspectors resigned during the year to take
appointments with other authorities Mr D. Brisk 8 years' service,
went to the London County Council and Mr R Griffiths, 3½ years'
service went to the County Borough of Croydon The only appointment
as Inspector during the year was that of Mr J W Deards, previously
a student, who qualified in July
There were four vacancies for District Public Health Inspectors at
the end of the year. Repeated advertisements have failed to attract
applicants and students appear to be the sole source for replacements.
Mrs. V J. Warrier, part-time shorthand-typist, resigned in June
after being with the department for 4½ years and was replaced by Mrs,
E R Read as a full-time shorthand-typist.
The only other staff change was the appointment of Mr. H.J.
Edwards as an additional Enquiry Officer for smoke control area
surveys. This appointment resulted from the decision of the Council
to speed up the clean air programme