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of the pressures of population on the available housing space.
Such pressure is likely to become more and more acute as
office, business and factory development proceeds unless it
incorporates in its own neighbourhood dwelling houses as it
grows.
It seems necessary to pay regard to concern expressed in
the Sixteenth Report of the Royal Pine Arts Commission on these
and other points, in particular the tendency to concentrate
new office and commercial buildings in small central areas
often with the object of cramming in the largest amount of
lettable floor space in the most sought after areas.
Royal Commission: The Royal Commission on Local Government in
Greater London heard oral evidence from your representatives
on the character of work required in the Borough in
supplementation of its written evidence, and the report of
this Commission is awaited with great interest because it may
profoundly influence the future development of services in the
Borough.
Staff: The details of the staff of the Public Health
Department are set out on page 1. There has been no change
during the year.
I am pleased again to record my thanks to the Chairman
and Members of the Public Health Committee for their support
and encouragement throughout the year and to Mr. Eldridge,
the Chief Public Health Inspector and his Inspectors,
Mr. Elms and the clerical staff and to Dr. W.H. Kinstrie,
the Deputy Medical Officer of Health.
I have the honour to be Mr. Mayor,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
J.W. STARKEY
Medical Officer of Health.
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