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REPORT.
To the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District.
Gentlemen,
THE Report now submitted for the year 1861, has been arranged
in accordance with your instructions, on precisely the same plan as
heretofore. It is hoped, therefore, that little or no difficulty will
be experienced in comparing the statistics of the present with
those of former reports, either as relating to the entire district or
to the respective sub-districts.
We refer with no less confidence than we did last year to the
summary of the health of the entire district, and to the
Tables in the Appendix, for evidence of the success that has
attended the numerous works carried out under the control of your
Board during 1861, which year, it may be observed, completed the
sixth of our exertions in furtherance of sanitary measures under
the Metropolis Local Management Act.
Looking forward to such a continuation of efforts as shall still
further demonstrate the utility of sanitary regulations, and their
effective bearing on social advancement,
We have the honor to be,
Gentlemen,
Your very obedient Servants,
THE MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH
for the wandsworth district.