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Barking 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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22. CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
The table on pages 31—32 shows the various out-patient departments under
the control of the Local Authority.
23. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1929.
In my Report for 1930, I wrote of the possibilities in the operation of this Act.
It will, I know, be years before the full benefits can be developed. I do,
however, feel strongly that, by means of a joint conference between Local Authorities
and the Essex County Council, we ought to achieve that co-ordination and cooperation
made possible under this comprehensive legislation.