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The Department continued its many other routine duties throughout the
year. In addition to the obvious duties, the Department deals with matters
of staff health, research projects and, in addition, enters into liaison with
the other branches of the National Health Service - general practitioners and
hospitals, to try to cover the community care of Hackney residents to the best
of its ability. The main difficulties of the Department during the year have
been in obtaining the necessary staff to carry out its full range of duties,
otherwise it has been a year of some progress, consolidation, and routine hard
work. The staff has, as always, received full support and co-operation from
all the Departments of the Council, and I would again express to all Chief
Officers ana their staffs thanks for the help we have received, for without
this much of what we do could not be achieved. I would also wish to express
my thanks to the Chairman of the Health Committee (Alderman Lou Sherman,
O.B.E., J.P.,) for his great help during the year, and to all members of the
Committee for their assistance and suggestions which have been of great help
to the Department. I would again emphasize that although this report goes
out under my name, it is contributed to in some way or another by all members
of the staff of the Department, and I would like to take this opportunity to
thank each and every one of them for the part they have played.
I am, Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
ROWLAND GWYN DAVIES
Medical Officer of Health