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work has been carried out at the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare
Centres and at the Centre of the Westminster Health Society in Page
Street.
Definite progress has been made in Housing. Two schemes, to which
somewhat full reference is made, are proceeding in St. John Ward.
Considerable attention has been paid to houses where insanitary
conditions were found to exist, and measures were taken towards remedying
those defects. The work of Registration of Houses let in Lodgings
under the new London County Council By-laws was begun afresh, the
old Register having been discarded for the reasons subsequently mentioned.
Supervision of drainage work in new and existing buildings continues
to engage the Sanitary Inspectors to a still greater extent. The number
of drainage plans submitted during 1926 exceeds all previous records.
In Maternity and Child Welfare, the work of the Department has
increased, owing to the fact that the Council in July took over the conduct
of this work in the Northern Wards of the City from the Westminster
Health Society. The Council established a new Centre in temporary
premises at 9, Frith Street, Soho Square. While the Society, being free
to concentrate on St. Margaret and St. John Wards, opened a model
Welfare Centre for that area in September.
In the section dealing with Food, it will be noted that samples found
to be adulterated continue to decrease in number.
Staff.— The Council lost an able officer by the sudden death of Mr.
Arthur Ware, in February. He was a man of strong convictions and
high ideals, and carried out his duties as Sanitary Inspector with marked
efficiency during his 23 years' service.
Mr. Mark Canton, Sanitary Inspector under the Fulham Borough
Council, was appointed in June to the vacancy caused by the death
of Mr. Ware.
Miss F. Rigg and Miss H. Blick were appointed Health Visitors in
July to undertake duties in connection with the greatly increased area
over which the Council are now responsible for Maternity and Child
Welfare.
F. Bridger, who had been in the Council's service for 20 years as
drain tester, unfortunately broke down permanently in health in July
and was pensioned.