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"111a. 733/4201
"Sir,
"I am directed by the Minister of Health to state that he has
received from Dr. Seymour, one of the Medical Officers of the Department,
a report upon his recent general survey of the health services
of the Borough Council.
''The Minister appreciates the interest taken by the Council and
the zeal displayed by their officers in the conduct of the various
health services. So far as can be judged from a general survey, it
appears that a reasonable, and in some instances, a high standard
of efficiency is being maintained in the work of the Public Health
Department of the Borough. The Minister notes with special interest
the arrangements for dealing promptly with infectious disease,
the scheme for the supervision of the health of children up to the age
of five years, and the general arrangements under the Council's
Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme, in which the co-operation of
the Royal College of St. Katharine has been successfully maintained.
"At the same time the Minister desires to suggest that the
Council might, with advantage, direct their attention to the following
matters:—
"(1) The possibility of providing a new X-ray apparatus at the
Tuberculosis Dispensary.
"(2) Where the premises used as Maternity and Child Welfare
Centres are not entirely satisfactory, and especially where,
as at Old Ford, they are also used as Ante-natal Clinics,
the Council should take advantage of any opportunity of
obtaining more satisfactory accommodation in other existing
premises.
"(3) Although good progress has been made in recent years in
bringing up-to-date the Tuberculosis Notification Register
for the Borough, there is still need for further revision.
''The Minister desires to express his appreciation of the assistance
which was rendered to Dr. Seymour during the course of his survey
by the Officers of the Council.
"I am, Sir,
"Your obedient Servant,
"(Signed) H. A. Turner."