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priority places and are now compelled to wait their turn with
the general population. I am sure this was never the wish or
intention of any concerned with the new Health Service, and I
hope the difficulties will be solved before the next annual report
is due.
I take this opportunity to thank the members of the Education
Committee for their kind consideration during this period
of my initiation into their service. The Chief Education Officer
and his staff have always been ready to assist and the Head
Teachers invariably co-operative. The Medical, Dental and
other officers of the department have been painstaking to overcome
the many new administrative difficulties which 1948 has
brought and anxious always to promote the health of the children
entrusted to their care.
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