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requisite in order, first, to bring to light any local
consequences of war conditions that mav need
special attention; and, secondly, to form the basis
for that careful and comprehensive scheme of
health developments generally which it is hoped
may shortly follow, in every locality, upon the
recent unification in the Ministry of Health of the
various central functions in respect of all matters
affecting the health of the people; since this unification
of the central administration implies, and,
indeed, cannot be effective without a corresponding
co-ordination of local health activities."
This Circular letter, in weighty words, goes
on to say—" It is further suggested that your
Council should arrange for the Report to be distributed
locally, as soon as it is available, as widely
as possible, and should take steps through the local
press and otherwise to bring its contents effectively
to the knowledge of the people. One of the main
purposes of the compilation of the Report is that,
by giving it to the widest possible publicity, it
shall engender a popular interest in the subject,
and an enlightened public opinion which shall
support the Local Authority in realising its high
responsibilities for the health of its area, and in
remedying, at the earliest opportunity, the various
defects which the survey may bring to light,
whether arising from war conditions or from other
causes. Such an increase of public knowledge and
interest in these matters may also become an effective
means of educating the citizens in the more