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(b) Personal health services - embracing such functions as the care
of mothers and young children, domiciliary midwifery service,
health visiting, home nursing, vaccination and immunisation,
prevention of illness care and after-care, home help service and
maternity and child welfare clinics and centres. These services
were taken over from the former London County Council;
(c) School medical service - this is a service the responsibility of
which lies with the Inner London Education Authority which is a
statutory committee of the Greater London Council, but the dayto-day
work is administered from the Borough Council's Health
Department under my supervision as Principal School Medical
Officer;
(d) Mental health service-being functions under the Mental Health
Act, 1959, transferred from the former London County Council;
(e) Welfare services - under the National Assistance Act, 1948
which embrace tbe provision of residential accommodation for
the aged, infirm or other needy persons, temporary accommodation for homeless persons, services for the elderly in their own
homes, services for the handicapped, blind and partially-sighted
and deaf persons. These services were transferred from the former London County Council.
In addition to these main sections there are othergeneral items included relating
to health and welfare of the borough.
In presenting this report, I should Iike to express my grateful appreciation of the
kind co-operation which I have received from The Worshipful the Mayor, the Chairmen and
Vice-Chairmen of the various Committees, and all Members of the Council.
My sincere thanks are also given to the staff of the Health and Welfare Department for their loyal and efficient service during the year, and to the other chief officers and
their staffs for their ready willingness to co-operate at all times.
I have the honour to be,
Your obedient Servant,
J.H. WEIR,
Medical Officer of Health.