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BOROUGH OF BARNES.
REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR
THE YEAR 1945.
PREFACE.
In accordance with the Ministry of Health Circular 28/46 the
Annual Report for 1945 has been prepared on the same lines as the
one for 1944.
Accordingly, the Report is in two parts, a preface in which I refer
to items of special interest and an appendix in which is given the
statistics relating to the health of the district.
OFFICES.
Owing to the termination of the European war and the terms of the
lease, it was necessary for the department to vacate the premises at
394, Upper Richmond Road, on the 6th December, 1945. As a result,
lacking suitable premises to house the department as a whole, the
General Public Health and Maternity and Child Welfare Sections of
the department were transferred to 117, Mortlake High Street, and the
Sanitary Inspector's and Housing Sections to part of the old Council
House. This arrangement is intended to continue until the erection
of the new temporary council offices at Hampton Square, when the
Public Health Department will once again be housed together in a
section of its own.
STAFF.
Dr. Merton Harrison, Assistant Medical Officer of Health, having
resigned his appointment, left the services of the Corporation on the
19th January, 1945, on being called to the forces.
It is with much regret I have to record the death, on the 20th
February, 1945, of Mr. E. Kilner, temporary Sanitary Inspector in
the department since December, 1940.
Mr. J. G. Plant, who had been previously employed in a similar
capacity in the department, returned again as temporary Sanitary
Inspector on the 23rd July, 1945.
Upon the 11th July, Mr. G. K. Shilleto, while still serving with
H.M. Forces, resigned his appointment as a clerk on the permanent
staff.
Miss P. A. Healey commenced duties as temporary junior clerk
on the 5th February.