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and cancer of the lung. While the evidence shows that heavy
smokers, who give up smoking, thereby reduce considerably the
risk of lung cancer, it was thought that efforts to prevent
young people acquiring the habit were lik y to be more successful.
Home Safety is perhaps a branch of Health Education, since it is
concerned mainly with making individuals aware of possible
dangers, in order that reasonable preventive action can be taken.
A Sub-Committee of the main Health Committee was set up during
the year and a good deal was achieved on a very modest budget.
Cordial relationships have continued with other branches of
the Health Service and I express my appreciation of the manner
in which all my requests for assistance or advice have been met
with courtesy and generosity.
My thanks are due to the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and
Members of the Committee for their help and encouragement and to
the members of my staff for their continued attention to routine
duties and many helpful suggestions for improvements in the
working of the department.
I am,
Yours faithfully,
S. L. WRIGHT,
Medical Officer of Health
and Principal School Medical Officer