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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE CITY OF LONDON FOR THE YEAR 1967
To the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commoners of the Corporation of London.
Guildhall.
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Telephone: 01-606 3030.
My Lord Mayor and Gentlemen,.
I have the honour to submit the following report on the work of my Department during the
year 1967.
The question of fluoridation of water supplies is topical and of current interest in view of
Ministry of Health circular No. 24/56 dated 20th June, 1968. On this account I have included as
an appendix a copy of a chapter on "Responsibility in Preventive Medicine" that I contributed
to the book "Ethical Responsibility in Medicine" by Edmunds & Scorer published by E. & S.
Livingstone Ltd., 1967. In this contribution I used the topic of fluoridation of water supplies to
illustrate the complexity of the factors which are involved and affected in executive decisions
and administrative actions.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
W.G. SWANN, M.D.,B.Sc.
Medical Officer of Health, Port and City of London.
HOUSING
Housing Act, 1957
1. Number of houses which on inspection were considered to be unfit for human habitation:—
Nil
2. Number of houses in which defects were remedied in consequence of informal action by the
Local Authority or their Officers:—
Nil
3. Number of representations made to the Local Authority with a view to (a) the serving of
notices requiring the execution of works or (b) the making of demolition or closing orders:—
(a) Nil
(b) Nil
4. Number of notices served during the execution of works:—
Nil
5. Number of houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:—
Nil
6. Number of demolition or closing orders made:—
Nil
7. Number of houses in respect of which an undertaking was accepted under subsection (4) of
section 16 of the Housing Act, 1957:—
Nil
8. Number of houses demolished:—
Nil
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