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Mortuary.—Three bodies (1 male, 2 female) were received at the Public Mortuary, Chiltern Street.
No post-mortem examinations were carried out.
Crematorium.—The Medical Officer of Health is Medical Referee in connection with the Council's
Crematorium, situated in the St. Marylebone Cemetery at East Finchley. During 1949, 669 certificates
authorising cremation were issued, as compared with 360 certificates for 1948—an increase of 85 per
cent.
SECTION B.—GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
Staff.—Only two changes in staff occurred during the year. Miss B. Wilson commenced duty as an
additional sanitary inspector on the 1st June, 1949, and Mr. A. W. P. Robinson resigned his
appointment as sanitary inspector on the 30th November, 1949, to take up a similar position under
the Widnes Corporation.
Staff Medical Examinations.—The Medical Officer of Health is the Council's medical adviser for the
purposes of the superannuation scheme. During 1949, 280 examinations of members of the staff and
new entrants were carried out.
Laboratory Facilities.—Dr. C. J. C. Britton is the Council's Bacteriologist and the work is carried out
at No. 35, Harley Street, W.l.
Mr. Thomas McLachlan, A.C.G.F.C., F.R.I.C., whose laboratory is situated at No. 4, Hanway
Place, W.l, is the Public Analyst for the Borough.
Representation upon other Bodies.—The Council were represented upon the under-mentioned statutory
and voluntary bodies as indicated :—
Body. Representatives.
London County Council Divisional Health Committee (Division 2). The Chairman of the Public Health
Committee.
Councillor Miss D. A. Sharpe, F.R.C.S.,
M.R.C.O.G. (until May).
Councillor Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs (from July).
National Smoke Abatement Society The Chairman of the Public Health
Committee.
The Medical Officer of Health.
Paddington and St. Marylebone District Nursing Association (Executive Committee). Councillor Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs (until
October).
Councillor the Hon. Mildred Lowther, O.B.E.
(from October).
St. Marylebone Youth Centre Committee (Manage- Councillor F. Frame,
ment Committee).
Conferences.—The Council were officially represented at the under-mentioned conferences dealing
with matters within the purview of the Public Health Department :—
Conference. Delegates.
Royal Sanitary Institute. Brighton. 23rd to 27th May. The Chairman of the Public Health
Committee and the Medical Officer of
Health.
Royal College of Nursing—" The Home Life of Old People." London. 20th and 21st July. Miss M. M. Sharp, Sanitary Inspector.
London County Council-—" Juvenile Delinquency." London. 22nd July. Councillor The Hon. Mildred Lowther,
O.B.E.
Sanitary Inspectors'Association. Eastbourne. 12th to 16th September. Mr. V. A. Bignell, Sanitary Inspector.
National Old People's Welfare Committee—" Care of Old People." London. 13th and 14th October. The Chief Administrative Assistant and
Miss M. M. Sharp, Sanitary Inspector.
Government Properties—Exemption from Legal Requirements.—For some time it has been found
increasingly difficult to carry out certain functions and duties of the Public Health Department owing
to the immunity from strict compliance with the law which appears to be available to various classes
of persons and properties. Special privileges are given to Government Departments which indirectly
represent the Crown and accordingly affect premises either permanently or temporarily occupied by
them. In other cases this immunity attaches to the Crown Estates and covers not only properties
directly owned and occupied by departments of the Crown but extends to private lessees and tenants
who should not be treated differently from any other individual or firm. Some difficulty has, for
example, been experienced in carrying out routine inspections of staff canteens operated by