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the Department's health education work, and agreed to an additional clerical
appointment which would allow increased activity in this field.
The very useful services for elderly persons, although limited in some ways, are
now becoming quite various. They are described in the body of the Report and it
will be noted that, in particular, attention was given to increasing the Chiropody
service and also the Cleansing and Laundry service for elderly persons, for whom
such facilities are useful.
Throughout the year and in all the work of the Department, I have had the
fullest assistance and co-operation from the Chief Sanitary Inspector, Mr. W. C.
Bartlett, and the staff of Sanitary Inspectors, and Mr. E. J. Sharp, Chief Clerk, and
the clerical staff under his direction, and I should like to express my thanks for their
work.
To the Chairman of the Public Health Committee, Councillor A. J. Rogers,
and to the Chairman of the Housing Committee, Councillor F. W. Byrne, as well as
to the respective Vice-chairmen and Members of the Committees, being the principal
Committees dealing with the work of the Public Health Department, I should again
like to express my thanks and appreciation of the very careful consideration and
sympathy which has been given to all the many, and sometimes difficult matters I
have placed before the Committees during the year.
V. FREEMAN,
Medical Officer of Health.