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PREFACE.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and, Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit the Twenty.Eighth Annual
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich.
It follows, as to contents and arrangement, the outline
indicated by the Ministry of Health in Circular 939, in
order to ensure uniformity in the presentation of Annual
Reports of Medical Officers of Health throughout the country.
It is usual in the preface to refer generally, but briefly,
to the chief features of the work of the Department during
the year, and in the report itself to refer to the work of the
other Departments of the Council where they deal with matters
affecting the health and general well.being of the community.
In October the registration districts were altered by the
Registrar General and the number of registrars was reduced
from four to three. The new areas, with the exception of
Eltham, do not correspond to the parishes, and it was considered
desirable for this year at least not to break the continuity
of the records, but to present the usual comparative
figures for registration districts in the old way.
In May, the number of wards in the Borough was altered
from eleven to fourteen. Eltham Ward was divided into
three, now known as Avery Hill, Sherard and Well Hall,
respectively. St. Nicholas' Ward was divided into two, now
known as St. Nicholas' and Abbey Wood, respectively. In
the report, wherever figures relating to Wards are given,
they refer to the wards as now known.