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"Langtons"
Billet Lane,
Hornchurch.
3rd June, 1935
To The Chairman and Members of the
Hornchurch Urban District Council.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour herewith to present my Annual Report on the Vital
Statistics and Sanitary Circumstances of the District for the year 1934.
It is to be recorded that the long anticipated Essex Review Order
dealing with the revision of boundaries of county districts was issued on
the 1st March, 1934, and as regards this district became operative on
1st April, 1934.
The transference of duties and services in the 5- parishes added to
Hornchurch from the late Rural District of Romford was accomplished
with smoothness and efficiency owing to careful preparation which had
gone on for some time previous to the change over.
The enlargement of the area of the District has required a much larger
staff to cope with the increase in the work devolving on the Council and
the office accommodation admirable in character as it is, will need to be
considerably enlarged at an early date. In the following pages will be
found a description of the more important activities carried on in the
Health Department, and at the end is a report on the Rural District for
the first quarter of the year.
I wish to acknowledge the ready assistance which I have received
from my fellow officers in my work, and to thank the members of the
Council for their support.
Alfred Ball, M.D., D.P.H.,
Medical Officer of Health.