[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Morpeth U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Morpeth (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Morpeth U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OP THE MEDICAL OPPIGER OP HEALTH POR 1944. To the Mayor. Alderman and Councillors of the Borough of Morpeth. Mr Mayor, Lady and Gentlemen, I beg to submit to you the Annual Report for 1944, concerning the health and sanitary circumstances of the Borough. This report is in rather more detail than those of recent years as the ban imposed for security reasons on the publication of figures of population etc., has now been lifted. It follows the lines of previous reports and there are no exceptional circumstances or events of outstanding importance to record. In the Borough, as in all parts of the country, the most urgent problem requiring to be tackled is the housing shortage. Plans and other preparations for the building of a substantial number of new houses are well advanced and it is hoped that it may be possible to begin construction before long. I must express my gratitude for the consideration which has been extended to me by members of the Council and for the support and assistance I have received from the staff of the Sanitary Dept, without which the difficult task of carrying on single-handed after the death of your late M.O.H. Dr Angus might well have proved impossible. I have the honour to be, Mr. Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors, Your obedient Servant, C.B. McGREGOR. Medical Officer of Health. August, 1945*