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Considerable progress has been made in the five year programme
under the Housing Act of 1930, and all the 81 houses reported in
December, 1930, as being unfit for human habitation have now
been dealt with, while it is anticipated that the whole of the 816
houses estimated at that time as being individually unfit will have
been satisfactorily re-conditioned by the end of the present year.
The continuously increasing population has resulted in greater
demands on all branches of the health service and particularly on
the child welfare and school medical departments. As an indication
of the extent to which the Health Centres are utilised it is estimated
that 70 per cent, of all the babies born in the Borough are subsequently
taken to the Centres for advice and supervision while the
records of medical examinations and treatment of school children
show an ever increasing appreciation by the parents of the value
of the school medical service.
In the Report presented a year ago mention was made of
forthcoming developments in the Council's scheme to provide
for the erection of a new Health Centre for North Greenford, the
provision of a new Maternity Hospital and the extension of the
Isolation Hospital. To these projects has now been added the
provision of a new Health Centre in the rapidly developing area
of Perivale. At the present time tenders are being sought for
the first two of these undertakings and within the next few months
the erection of the new buildings should be well advanced.
In submitting this Report I wish to take the opportunity of
expressing my appreciation of the excellent work of the staff of
my department during the past year. Their loyal and sustained
application to their duties during times of great pressure has been
of the utmost value in furthering the public health.
I am, Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
THOMAS ORR,
Medical Officer of Health and
School Medical Officer.
23rd July, 1935.