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APPENDIX I.—MINISTRY OF HEALTH SURVEY.
During the year a survey of the Public Health Services of the
borough was carried out by Dr. Allan C. Parsons and Dr. G. I. Brodie
at the request of the Minister of Health.
The following letter was received by the Council from the
Minister of Health in connection with the survey, containing
criticisms and suggestions in relation to particular services. The
letter is as follows :—
Ministry of Health,
Whitehall,
S.W.I.
14th March, 1935.
Sir,
I am directed by the Minister of Health to state that he has
had under consideration the report made by his officers after their
recent survey of the public health services of the Borough Council.
It appears that, so far as can be judged from a general survey,
a reasonable standard of efficiency and progress is being maintained
by the Council in the discharge of their functions relating to public
health. The Minister is pleased to note the excellent measures of
co-ordination between the Public Health Department of the
Borough Council and the School Medical Service of the London
County Council with regard to the facilities provided for attending
to the health of children.
The following are points which should receive the Council's
consideration in connection with particular services :—
Maternity and Child Welfare.
The Minister is advised that more routine visits to the homes
of children between the ages of 1 and 5 are required, and a readjustment
of the Health Visitors' time should be considered in
order to permit of more home visiting.
With reference to your letter of the 20th December last on
the subject of Maternal Mortality, I am to state that, whilst the
maternity service appears to be well developed, yet in view of the