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Town Hall,
Fulham, S.W. 6.
August, 1932.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit the Annual Report
on the Vital Statistics and the Sanitary Condition of
the borough for the year 1931.
This report relates only to the year 1931 whereas
the previous one was a Survey Report dealing with the
five years up to the end of 1930.
Staff Changes. I received the resignation of
Dr. G. F. Hardy, the Council's Assistant Tuberculosis
Officer and Assistant Maternity and Child Welfare
Officer with much regret. The Public Health Committee
on receiving the resignation came to the conclusion
that it was unnecessary to appoint a successor
as far as Dr. Hardy's tuberculosis duties were concerned.
The reason for this was the fact that the
number of cases of tuberculosis has diminished very
markedly of late years.
The work of the staff of the Maternity and Child
Welfare department was re-organised in 1931 as it
was decided to appoint one half-time woman medical
officer to carry out the duties formerly done by three
part-time officers. This arrangement came into effect
at the beginning of September, 1931, when Dr.
Catharine Ross took over her duties.