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Public Health Department,
117, Mortlake High Street,
S.W.14.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Barnes.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my Annual Report on the health of
the Borough during the year 1945.
This being my last report as your Medical Officer of Health I
would like to recall that since June, 1940, when I took up office, the
work of the department has not only increased in amount, but has
extended in several directions. This is quite apart from the strenuous
efforts, under most exhausting circumstances, during the war when
all members of the staff were severely tried.
Although the war is over, the work of the department has not
returned to pre-war level, but, on the contrary, has grown considerably
and is indeed likely to increase. The housing of the people remains
one of the major problems, additional work has already resulted from
the new Education Act, and it is probable that further additions to
the scope of the activities of the department may be expected as a
result of the new National Health Service Act.
Before taking leave of you I wish to record my appreciation of the
support afforded me by members of the Council and Officers of the
Corporation ; and to the staff of the Public Health Department in
particular, for their continued co-operation and devotion to duty.
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
W. F. TWINING McMATH,
August, 1946. Medical Officer of Health.