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BOROUGH OF ROMFORD.
To His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the
Borough of Romford.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies, and Gentlemen,
I have the honour, herewith, to present to you this, my Annual
Report on the Health of the district for the year 1941.
This is the Eighth Report in the series, since I was appointed
your Medical Officer of Health, and it is drawn up in accordance
with the requirements of Articles 6 (3) and 17 (5) of the Sanitary
Officers (Outside London) Regulations, 1935, as modified by
Circular 2604 of the Ministry of Health, dated 24th March, 1942.
This Circular states that the Report should again be an Interim one.
At the same time careful preservation is being made of all records,
which, in normal times, would have appeared in this publication,
so that, at some future date, these can be reported upon.
In spite of war conditions, with added difficulties and responsibilities,
the Department has continued to function to the best of its
ability, and, in fact, has participated in new schemes, and I trust
that this Report, short though it may be, will show that the supervision
of the health of the district is being well maintained.
In the course of the year the permanent staff was still further
depleted, and the vacancies were again filled by temporary personnel.
As before, my best thanks go to all the members of my staff who,
each in his or her own sphere, have assisted in the compilation of this
Report, to my fellow officials for their kind assistance throughout the
year, and to all the members of the Council, who have shown
continued interest in the health of the inhabitants of the town.
I am,
Mr. Mayor, Ladies, and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES B. SAMSON,
Public Health Department, Medical Officer of Health.
Town Hall,
Romford.
April, 1942.