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The addition of a new sanitary block and other improvements
to B Ward at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, now
provides two excellent series of cubicles for observation and
treatment of mixed cases of infection. Much attention has
been paid to the need for admission to hospital of children
suffering from measles, whooping cough, and bronchopneumonia,
where home conditions do not permit of
adequate nursing. A period of convalescent treatment, is
essential if full restoration to health is to be obtained, and
I desire to stress that such provision by the Council directly,
would ensure better physique and freedom from the many
sequelae of these debilitating illnesses and other infectious
diseases.
The Town Hall Annexe, which is to provide better office
accommodation and full facilities for the holding of the
various clinics, is nearing completion, and both staff and
patients await with interest and enthusiasm the additional
opportunities for care, advice, and propaganda which are
the fundamental principles of a public health service.
The new Pavilion and Treatment Block at Harts Sanatorium
and extensions to the Home, which have been
commenced, will place this Hospital in the forefront of
institutions for the treatment of Tuberculosis and allied
conditions.
The clearing of the caravan sites was practically completed
by the end of the year, many of the families being
housed in new modern dwellings. The benefit to residents
of a change of environment and improved conditions of
sanitation is already apparent.
I desire to endorse Dr. Ellman's plea for houses
suitable for sufferers from tuberculosis. Representations
were made by me on previous occasions, but the requirements
of overcrowding surveys and clearance areas have
had a prior claim'. I trust that the opportunity of providing
ideal houses for such patients may not be lost sight of,
despite the many other demands.
The responsibility for the A.R.P. Casualties Services
has been accepted by the department in full measure, and