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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF FULHAM
H. L. SETTLE
M.Sc., M.D., D.P.H., F.R.S.H.
Medical Officer of Health
TOWN HALL,
FULHAM. S.W.6.
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 1962. The report of the Public Analyst T. McLachlan, Esq., D.C.M.,
A.C.G.F.C., F.R.I.C. is included.
1962 was uneventful from the infectious disease point of view and the health of the inhabitants
of the Borough has again been satisfactory. The number of notified cases of infectious
disease fell by one thousand compared with the previous year, when an outbreak of measles
occurred. There were three occasions when smallpox contacts had to be vaccinated and/or kept
under surveillance. Fortunately none developed the disease.
Miss E. H. Sexton, S.R.N., S.C.M. H.V. Cert., Lady Public Health Inspector, and a member
of the staff for 32 years, retired during the year. Miss Sexton had for many years dealt with problems
involving the elderly and supervised the home bathing service for the infirm and elderly.
She was succeeded by Miss J. Sands, S.R.N., S.C.M. H.V. Cert. Mr. A. Grimston a District Public
Health Inspector with three years service at Fulham, resigned on obtaining a post with Lambeth
Metropolitan Borough Council and Mr. D. Roach was appointed a Student Public Health Inspector.
Two student Public Health Inspectors, Messrs. J. Looman and D. Franklin qualified as Public
Health Inspectors and were transferred to posts of District Public Health Inspector. Miss R.
Dawkins replaced Mrs. E. I. Reid as a Shorthand/Typist when the latter transferred to the staff
of the Town Clerk's Department.
Mr. H. Burchell joined the staff as Junior Clerk.
CLEAN AIR
The Council's 'Clean Air' programme has been fully maintained and No. 7 Smoke Control
Order has been made by the Council and confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local Government.
Whilst in no way belittling the considerable lessening of atmospheric pollution which will
derive from the completion of the national clean air campaign, it is certain that, even when the
whole country is subject to Smoke Control Orders, there will still remain an unavoidable, relatively
considerable, amount of pollution in the atmosphere. This is fundamental as long as energy is