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The preponderance of deaths from Fneumonia amongst infants is
striking and calls for serious efforts to bring home to parents the infectivity
and the necessity for immediate skilled nursing of this disease.
There is abundant evidence of the need of still further extensions of
the Maternity and Child Welfare scheme—a scheme broad based upon
the prevention of disease rather than upon its treatment when it arises.
As in previous years I have to express my thanks for the co-operation
of the voluntary Hospitals and auxiliary health services of the
Borough and also my appreciation of the loyalty and help of my Staff.
Your obedient Servant,
Town Hall,
West Ham.
April, 1929.
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