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to be relieved to the detriment of other less overcrowded families,
some of whom had been waiting for years.
Much of the work of the department lay under the shadow of
the great change to be made so abruptly on the appointed day
by the coming into force of the National Health Service Act,
1946; the general uncertainty about the future made for
considerable restlessness among the staff and led to some
resignations.
Thanks are gratefully tendered to the chairman and members
of the Public Health Committee, to the general practitioners for
their help, and co-operation and to the chief officers of the Council,
but it is the loyal support and willing assistance of the staff of the
department which deserve so much appreciation.
A.T.
July, 1948.