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the absence of infectious diseases as a cause of death,
the continued absence of diphtheria and mildness of scarlet
fever: another the improvement in the housing problem
and the progressive abolition of cesspool drainage - the
latter figure reached a record number of 81 conversions
in one year. At this rate of progress, in four years all
cesspools in sewered areas will have been abolished,, That
will be the first completed step in the destruction of a
potential danger to water supply. The next step should be
the extension of sewers into built up areas as and when
financial restrictions are lifted.
Finally,, in this short letter of introduction to the
report, I would express to the members of the Council and
especially the Chairman and members of the Public Health
Committee. my appreciation of their support in making the
Public Health Services worthy of Orpington: to my local
government colleagues inside and outside the department,
and to Mr, Crowe in particular, my deep acknowledgment
of help and co-operation.
I am,
Your obedient Servant
June. 1953.
K.E. TAPPER.
Medical Officer of Health.