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To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Borough of Dagenham.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my Report on the health
of the Borough for the year 1941.
By direction of the Ministry of Health, this Report
is again curtailed and should be regarded as an interim
one; records and statistics are, however, being preserved
in order to enable a comprehensive report to be prepared
at a later date.
A noteworthy feature is the occurrence of one maternal
death only; whilst not claiming the whole of the credit
for this, it may fairly be assumed that the high efficiency
of the maternity services, coupled with the co-operation of
the mothers, are contributory factors of some importance.
The problem of caring for children of mothers who
have entered or re-entered industry was tackled by the
Council in the latter part of the year. At the time of
writing, two War-Time Nurseries are in full operation
and others contemplated. The Education Committee is
also actively engaged in establishing Nursery Classes in
the schools. The Daily Guardian Scheme is of limited
application in this Borough, as most of the would-be
guardians are themselves employed.
Once, more I am pleased to record my appreciation
of the loyal services of my colleagues and the staff of