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THE HEALTH OF EALING.
TO HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN
AND COUNCILLORS OF THE BOROUGH
OF EA LING.
I have the honour of submitting to you the following
report in connection with the health and sanitary
conditions of your Borough for the year 1908, it being
the thirty-fourth occasion on which it has been my
privilege to present an annual return. I have made
this report as brief as possible, avoiding reference to
theoretical subjects, and have thus confined myself
practically to the same plan adopted in previous
returns.
I am able to state what I believe will be fully
verified by a consideration of the facts shown in the
accompanying tables, that the general health and
sanitary well-being of the Borough are fully, indeed,
better maintained, and, therefore, show no tendency
to a falling off of the invariably excellent position we
have for so many years been able to occupy in the
sanitary world ; and I may safely challenge comparison
with any other district of similar size and population.
The staff of this health department has worked
diligently and successfully throughout the year, as the
compiled statements made by it conclusively show.
I am much indebted to the inspectors for the way in
which their duties have been performed ; a great deal
of their labour can hardly be expressed in statistical
tables, as in addition to recorded facts much useful
work is done by verbal advice and informal suggestions.
I believe that under the lead of Mr. Hill tact
and discretion are shown by all the inspectors, and a
comparatively small amount of their recommendations
is opposed or attempted to be disregarded. In