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Public Health Department,
Barking, Essex.
November, 1949.
To the Chairman and Members of the
Barking Committee for Education.
This book deals with matters on which it is my proper duty to report. I have,
however, once again tried to set it forth informally.
It is my earnest wish that whilst, on the one hand, the book may appeal to a
wide reading public, the student shall find all the information which would be found
in a more formal report.
Indeed, I go so far as to hope that many people who would not ordinarily
read the statistics at the end (and these, after all, are the most important part) will
be encouraged to do so after having read the rest of the book.
I am,
Your obedient servant,
C. LEONARD WILLIAMS,
Medical Officer of Health.