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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 1943.
This is the Tenth 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 10/44
of the Ministry of Health, dated 15th February, 1944. This Circular,
like those of previous war years, states that the Report for 1943 should
be an Interim one, owing to the necessity of economising in paper.
Furthermore, on grounds of national security, restrictions are placed
on the publication of population figures, and of any statistics based
on those figures. Similarly, no reference can be made to activities
in connection with war-time industrial, military, or other important
developments, such as extensions of water supply, or sewerage works,
or other public utility undertakings.
It is, however, no breach of security when 1 state that the health
of the district has again been satisfactorily maintained, and that no
epidemic of serious magnitude has been encountered. This, in no
small measure, can be attributed to the wise foresight of the Ministry
of Food which, from the commencement of the war, has provided
the public, and more especially the children and expectant mothers,
with a well-balanced diet.
As before, my best thanks go to all members of my staff, who
have assisted in the work of the Department and in the compilation
of this report; to my fellow officials for their kind assistance during
the year; and to all the Members of the Council, who have shown
sympathetic consideration of our difficulties and a continued interest
in the well-being of the inhabitants of this town.
I am,
Mr. Mayor. Ladies, and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES B. SAMSON,
Public Health Department, Medical Officer of Health,
Town Hall,
Romford.
March, 1944.