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provided can be claimed. In addition to the work of the Health
Department, the Old People's Welfare Association, which receives
generous and enthusiastic support from the Council, continues to
provide very valuable supplementary services. The Annual Report
of that Association is also included in this Report.
Under the Clean Air Act Che Borough continues to be surveyed
and the No. 1 Smoke Control Area came into operation on
1st October of the ourrenit year. The second area is due to become
operative on 1st July, 1962, and further areas are being prepared
for submission to the Council and it is their intention to declare
new areas regularly over the next few years. I have included the
measurements for smoke and sulphur dioxide recorded in our two
stations at the Town Hall and Charlton House.
I must acknowledge with thanks the contributions from the
various departments of the Council, and the figures for the personal
health services kindly supplied by Dr. Waldron the Divisional
Medical Officer. I am grateful also for the help and co-operation
received from the many voluntary agencies; from the local hospitals
particularly the Geriatric Unit at St. Alfege's; from the
general practitioners and from other sources too numerous to
mention.
I wish to thank the staff of the Department most sincerely for
their efforts and their loyalty and I want to acknowledge the
support and encouragement received from the Chairman and ViceChairman
of the Health Committee.
I have the honour to be,
Your obedient Servant,
J. Kerr Brown,
Medical Officer of Health.