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8
Public Health Services
The Chief Public Health Inspector reports in detail on an
exceptionally busy year. New national legislation of major importance
relating to commercial premises and to houses in
multiple occupation became operative, while certain extra minor
duties were placed by the Council on the department.
1965 was a year of great adjustment in local government in
Croydon, and every effort was made to ensure that services
continued without interruption. Abrupt changes merely to ensure
uniformity were avoided. It was deemed a matter for satisfaction
if recipients of services were unaware of any alterations in
administrative control, and on the whole these efforts were
successful.
For the members of the staff I record appreciation of the
manner in which they met and solved many new and perplexing
problems, and for showing the sense of vocation essential in
those providing health services.
Finally I take this opportunity to express to the Members of
the Health Committee and the Council, the Department's and my
own gratitude for sustained support and encouragement which
enabled your policy to be implemented with a minimum of administrative
difficulty.
I am
Yours faithfully,
S. L. WRIGHT,
Medical Officer of Health
and Principal School Medical Officer