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regards food handling, and indeed that we shall continue to
strive to improve upon those standards; there is undoubtedly
ample room for improvement.
No report on the environmental conditions, as they affect
the health of the public, would be complete without some reference
to housing standards. Never in the history of local government
was the question of housing so difficult and so serious
in its effect on the public well being, but fortunately it is also
true that the need for remedy was never so universally agreed
and determined upon.
In conclusion, I would like to express my thanks to the
members of the Council and of the Public Health and Maternity
and Child Welfare Committees for their support and encouragement,
in the public health work of the district. To the members
of the staff of the public health department I would like to pay
tribute for their personal interest and devotion to the service.
I am, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
A. W. JOHNS.
September, 1946.
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