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Mr. Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors,
This year has seen the opening of a further Day Nursery and the
implementation of the much needed new legislation relating to the
registration of Child Minders. In addition, there has been a comprehensive
review of the Family Planning Services available in the Borough to enable
us, in collaboration with the Family Planning Association, to provide a
considerably improved service. This important component of maternal and
child care will I am sure, be still further developed in the coming years.
Finally, as a reminder of the continuing importance of infectious
disease control, the measures against the outbreak of foot and mouth disease
which commenced last year continued into the early months of this year.
I would like to thank the members of those committees of the Council
concerned with its health services together with the staff of the department for
their help during the year.
Your obedient servant,
I.H. SEPPELT,
Medical Officer of Health.
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