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children under 15 in the borough had been inmunised against this
disease.
During the year, certain services were extended. In June a
second full-time Chiropodist took up her duties, owing to the great
public demand for foot treatment. It is interesting to note that
of the 6588 attendances during the year, 2103 were made by old age
pensioners who received treatment free of charge.
Physiotherapy Clinic.
The Physiotherapy Clinic expended to include ultra violet
ray therapy and the new clinic at the Old Town Hall was opened in
November 1947 by Alderman Reginald Stamp, Chairman of the Health
Committee of the London County Council. The association between
massage and remedial exercises on the one hand and artificial light
treatment an the other, was found to be very beneficial and much
valuable work was done during the year. j
1947 was again an anxious and worrying year as regards housing
and the Housing Section of the Public Health department had the
onerous duty of dealing with the large number of housing applications
- a duty which involved a considerable amount of investigation,
tact, sympathy and firmness.
During the year a trained welfare worker was appointed to
investigate the home conditions of applicants. Considerable
progress was made in building operations and in February the first
7 post war permanent dwellings were completed and occupied. During
the year 300 families were rehoused in requisitioned property, 23
in prefabricated bungalows, and 70 in permanent Council dwellings.
Similar difficulties were experienced as in 1946 with regard
to the repair of house property and the sanitary inspectors have
had a difficult time dealing with all the complications and
frustrations now attendant on the repair of housing property.
1947 was the last complete year for which the Council was
responsible for the personal health services - these being transferred
to the London County Council on July 5th, 1948, under the
National Health Service Act, 1946