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cious chest conditions. The correlation now effected between
Harts Sanatorium and the Chest Clinic ensures continuity of treatment
and supervision, which is so essential to the recovery and
future welfare of the patient.
Many applications are made to me throughout the year for
more suitable and adequate housing accommodation, which
difficulty will be solved to some extent by measures directed
towards the prevention and abatement of overcrowding. The
requirements of sufferers from Tuberculosis call for special attention.
It is undesirable to segregate these families in any particular
area; arrangements should permit of a satisfactory environment
for the patient and protection for other members in contact with
him. Financial circumstances should not debar these cases from
such opportunities.
The Council have had under consideration the provision of
additional perma-nent buildings at Harts to take the place of the
present unsatisfactory wooden pavilion and shelters which have
been in use for many years. It is possible to visualize Harts as a
Sanatorium for the treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and
allied diseases in which modern methods, surgical and medical,
would be available. The suggested alterations to the Administrative
Block and Nurses' Home will afford better facilities,
and a greater measure of comfort to members of the staff.
The rapidly increasing requirements of the Public Health
Department and Central Clinic have been mentioned on numerous
occasions, and it is gratifying to report that this matter, which
is becoming more urgent and insistent, has recently received the
close and favourable attention of the Council.
A list of reports submitted to the various committees is
included. It will be seen that they deal with information on a
variety of subjects, and in many instances contain statistics of
comparable boroughs relevant to the matters under consideration.
It is only in this way that an assessment of the value of the Public
Health Services is clearly demonstrated, and the reports indicate
the favourable position of East Ham in this respect.
I wish to record the valued services rendered by Mr. G. D.
Lill, M.S.I.A., Senior Sanitary Inspector, who retired in February