[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough.
- Smethwick (Worcestershire, England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![be concerned largely with the implementation of this Act. It is hoped that by our Home Nursing Scheme and the provision of domestic help we shall be able to keep far more ijeople away from institutions and in then’ own homes. We shall endeavour to reduce still further the incidence of infectious disease, particularly tuberculosis, and now that we are no longer required to spend a considerable proportion of our time in the treatment of the sick, we may look forward to fruitful work in the prevention of disease and in the enhancement of the health of the people, physical and mental. In conclusion 1 v^puld like to thank the Chairman and Members of the Health and Education Committees for their unfailing encouragement and help, my own staff, and my colleagues in other departments, for their willing assistance. The work entailed by the bringing into operation of the new mass of legislation has been almost overwhelming since the ;jth July, 1948, and it will be several years before arrears of work are overtaken and the schemes to which we are committed are fully implemented. In spite of the shortage of staff, the officers of the ilealth Department have worked extremely hard and with unbounded enthusiasm under the greate.st possible difficulties, ami such successes as we may claim are clue in no small ])art to their devoted and unselfish help. I am, IMr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen. Your obedient servant, HUGH PAUL, M.D., D.P.H., Medical Officer of Health.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30091354_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
