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Co-ordination
Co-operation with other branches of the health service was
close and cordial; a situation essential if efficient and
economical facilities are to be provided for the area for which
we have a common duty. It is not achieved without effort and
might not be possible without the unifying force of all three
sections giving service to roughly identical populations. It is
not the tripartite separation of the health service which is insurmountable,
but disparate areas. When at least Hospital Management
Committee, Executive Council, and local health authority
boundaries more or less co-incide, feasible working arrangements
can be fashioned.
My thanks are due to the staff of my department, and to
other Chief Officers and their staffs, for much help during a
busy year.
The local press gave great assistance on several occasions,
by publishing factual information on behalf of the department,
which could not otherwise be brought readily to public notice.
Finally as always, enthusiasm and support have been the constant
attitudes of the Committee, and of the Council, for which
I am most grateful.
I am,
Yours faithfully,
S.L. WRIGHT,
Medical Officer of Health
and Principal School Medical Officer.