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I had the opportunity before taking up my duties as your Medical
Officer of Health of going over the districts with the Sanitary Inspectors,
and also had, before my arrival, read as far as possible the previous
Annual Reports. I was therefore able to start right away on the
matters which required most attention.
The house inspection in the borough, which is detailed within
this report, was very thoroughly gone into.
The Child Welfare work, owing to the loss of our Assistant Medical
Officer, also called for considerable supervision. Diarrhoea in children
of two years and under was make notifiable on the 1st August.
In November, the premises now occupied as a Maternity Home
were inspected by your Committee, and the formal approval of the
Ministry was received in December.
The Tuberculosis work had to be organised also as had been the
case with the Child Welfare work, as Dr. Macdonald resigned in June.
I deal with these staff matters in the report.
Looking back upon my work in the Borough I feel very grateful
for the assistance and encouragement I received from the Council and
the help given me by my staff in the difficult circumstances of a time
when so many changes were taking place.
The progress which was made and continued into the next year—
I had no thought at the time, I would not personally review in another
report, and can only express my indebtedness for the great interest the
Public Health and Maternity and Child Welfare Committees showed,
and the stimulus they gave to the work of my department.
I am,
Your obedient Servant,
G. Clark Trotter,
Medical Officer of Health.