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TO HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND
COUNCILLORS OF THE COUNTY BOROUGH
OF WEST HAM.
Mr Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you my Annual Report
for the year 1926. I have included in this volume not only the
report upon the work of the Public Health Department, but
also my Annual Report as Chief School Medical Officer to the
Education Committee, and my Report as Administrative Officer
under the Mental Deficiency Act. This will facilitate references,
and combine reports upon the whole of the Health
Services of the Council.
Fresh legislation dealing with matters appertaining to the
health of the population continues to pour in upon Local
Authorities, notwithstanding that much of the legislation
previously in force has not yet become stabilised. Since my
last report the following have become operative: —
Public Health Act, 1925—
Sections 36, 37. 38, 39, 40. 41, 42. 43, and 44.
Part ITT.
Sections 45, 46 47, 48, 49, and 50. Part TV.
Sections 51, 52, 53. 54. and 55. Part V.
(Adopted 22nd Tune, 1926).
Milk and Dairies Order, 1926—
Came into operation on the 1st October, 1926.
Public Health (Imported Milk) Regulations, 1926—
Came into operation on the 1st January, 1927.
Public Health (Ophthalmia Neonatorum) Regulations,
1926—
Came into operation on the 1st October, 1926.
Public Health (Notification of Puerperal Fever and
Puerperal Pyrexia) Regulations, 1926—
Came into operation on the 1st October, 1926.
Midwives and Maternity Homes Act, 1926—
Came into operation 1st January, 1927.
Public Health (Preservatives in Food) Amendment Regulations,
1926—
Came into operation on 1st January, 1927.