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Environmental Health
The wide variety of problems dealt with by the Public Health Inspectors during
the year, ranging from matters involving housing, clean air, food hygiene, control
of nuisance from pigeons are fully described in this report and are only mentioned
here to draw attention to the continuing importance of all these aspects of the work
in relation to the health of the residents of the Borough. The facilities provided by
the Metropolitan Borough Council in regard to health laundry, home bathing,
and related services also made a much appreciated contribution to the welfare of
the elderly in the community.
Conclusion
Although it has fallen to me to present the Annual Report for 1964 the
responsibility for the work of the department throughout the year fell on Dr. F. M.
Day, the Medical Officer of Health. Unfortunately, Dr. Day was on sick leave and
I am sure that he would wish me to acknowledge his indebtedness to Dr. H. L.
Settle, the Medical Officer of Health of Fulham, who so readily stepped into the
breach and advised the Department on its medical problems. I know also that
Dr. Day would wish me to pay particular tribute to the Administrative Officer for
his excellent work and loyalty during this difficult period as well as to the Chief
Public Health Inspector for the added work and responsibility which he so willingly
undertook.
The good wishes of Dr. Day and all of us in the Public Health Department
are extended to Mr. Bayes, for a long and happy retirement.
The entire staff of the Health Dept., including his personal secretary, once more
receive Dr. Day's grateful thanks for their work during 1964 and his best wishes
for their future careers. On my own behalf I should like also to express my sincere
thanks to all of those officers for the great help which they so freely gave to me when
I took up my duties in Hammersmith.
May I in conclusion pay tribute to Dr. Day himself and express to him my
admiration for the excellent work which he did in Hammersmith first of all as
Deputy and later as Medical Officer of Health. Dr. Day served the Hammersmith
Metropolitan Borough Council in both capacities for 27 years and it is particularly
sad that his premature retirement, because of ill health, should have coincided with
the dissolution of the Metropolitan Borough Council, with the result that his wise
advice and experienced services were lost to the new form of health administration
in London. During his service in Hammersmith Dr. Day's work was well known
beyond the boundaries of the Borough. He was a member of many professional
bodies and committees by whom his opinions were very much respected. He takes
into his retirement the good wishes not only of all the staff of the Public Health
Department in Hammersmith but all of his colleagues in Public Health particularly
in London.
On behalf of Dr. Day and myself I would like to thank the Chairmen and
members of the Committees for their support and guidance to the Health Dept.,
during this the last year of administration of the Metropolitan Borough Council.
I am, Your Worship, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
A. D. C. S. CAMERON,
Deputy Medical Officer of Health.