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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER
OF HEALTH
1948
Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Wimbledon, S.W.I9.
September, 1949.
To The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Borough of Wimbledon.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit the Annual Report on the work of
the Public Health Department for the year 1948. This Report is
compiled in accordance with the instructions contained in Circular
3/49 of the Ministry of Health.
The year 1948 marks an important milestone in the realms of
Public Health and the Social Services generally, owing to the coming
into force of several new Acts, including the National Health Service
Act, 1946, the National Assistance Act, 1948 and the Children Act,
1948.
Under the National Health Service Act, 1946, a number of responsibilities
have now passed from the control of the Wimbledon Borough
Council. This Act, which is described as an Act "to promote the
establishment in England and Wales of a comprehensive health
service designed to secure improvement in the physical and mental
health of the people of England and Wales and the prevention,
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