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Mr. Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors,
The year 1959 has been one of consistent progress in
the carrying out of the programmes laid down by the Council
and I am glad to be able to report that we have had no
major epidemics, nor any substantial set-backs in our
work.
The Clear Pood policy of the Council has been most
successful in ts effect on the general outlook of traders
and workers :n industry and there is little doubt that
our continual propaganda through school leavers and food
workers is having a substantial effect.
The continued drop in Tuberculosis deaths is most
satisfactory and there is every reason to hope that within
a very short space of time this disease will no longer be
one of any considerable concern as a public health problem.
One of the major developments in Public Health throughout
the whole country has been the establishment of Clean
Air Zones, and since Ealing is included among the 'black
areas' as far as atmospheric pollution is concerned, we
have taken our full share in establishing a programme
which is being implemented year by year in specified
portions of the district. Every new zone is a step forward
in the general picture which we must achieve as soon as
possible. Details of our own schemes are included in the
bulk of the Report and will, I am sure, be found of
interest to members of the Council.
As previously, some outline of the general health
services carried out on an area basis is given, since it
is the Borough Councils duty to take cognisance of all
health matters within their boundary and, since the Royal
Commission on the Re-Organisation of Local Government in
Greater London may well affect the health services in
Ealing; it is desirable that the particulars of the
present services should be kept before you
During 1959 we lost the services of our Chief Health
Inspector, Mr G T.H Blackie, who has retired after forty
years service, and who had been in the service of the
Borough for thirty years. This was naturally a great loss
to the Health Department, but you will be glad to know
that Mr. Blackie is now in good health and is finding
much pleasure in his retirement. It is a matter of extreme
gratification that in the Local Government Service men of
the calibre of George Blackie are giving such excellent
service to the community and are prepared to devote their