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tends to hide the real trouble, and after all, nothing can take the
place of a home for young children, and those homes should be
sufficiently good to make palliative measures unnecessary.
We have continued to attempt and to achieve closer coordination
between the various allied medical activities which are
undertaken under your supervision.
At the end of July Mr. Smyth relinquished his appointment
as dentist in the public medical services to take up private practice
in South Africa. Mr. Smyth, throughout the whole of his period
of office has maintained a very high standard of professional work,
which is appreciated now and which will be appreciated even more
in the years that are to come.
His place has been most happily tilled by Mr. Foy, who comes
to us from Cambridge, and I look forward with confidence to the
continued success of this department.
I am, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
C. LEONARD WILLIAMS,
School Medical Officer.