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Public Health Department,
Parkshot,
Richmond.
July, 1950.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Borough of Richmond (Surrey).
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present the Annual Report of the Medical
Officer of Health for the year 1949 upon the Sanitary Circumstances,
Sanitary Adminstration and Vital Statistics of the Borough.
In my report for the year 1948 I dealt with Services relating to
the care of Mothers and Young Children as these had only been
transferred to Surrey County Council on the 5th July. On this
occasion all reference to these services has been omitted and no mention
is made of the Health Visiting and Clerical Staff who were
similarly transferred.
In other ways the report retains its usual form. Additional
information and explanatory notes being inserted after the statistical
tables in the hope that this makes it more interesting and readable.
Once again I am indebted to Mr. B. Aisthorpe, Chief Sanitary
Inspector for his report on the Sanitary Inspection of the area. In
particular I wish to draw your attention to his statement on the
progress made in relation to the Council's Clean Food Campaign.
Considerable progress has been made; and it has been done despite
a shortage of Sanitary Inspecting staff during the last quarter of the
year.
I wish to record my gratitude to all members of the staff of the
Public Health Department for their support and co-operation. In
particular I am indebted to Miss J. Black, Senior Clerk to the
Department, who has carefully compiled all the statistical information.
Finally, I desire to express my thanks to all members of the
Council for the help and encouragement during a full year.
I am, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
ERIC PEREIRA,
Medical Officer of Health.