Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the years 1922-23 and 1923-24, and review (1902-25) of the public health conditions and progess of Johannesburg.

  • Johannesburg (South Africa)
Date:
1925
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the years 1922-23 and 1923-24, and review (1902-25) of the public health conditions and progess of Johannesburg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    date Public Health organisation in regard to public water supply, disease preven¬ tion, child-welfare, control of milk supply, and disposal of refuse, including sewage. The further extension of the. water-carriage system, as funds permit, is very desirable. The single unsatisfactory feature of this review is the high rate of maternal mortality and the lack of any District Midwifery and Training Organisation. One ventures, however, to hope that, for the benefit of mothers particularly, and also for the welfare of our University, in which both the Council and the city are so directly and materially interested, this matter will receive that early and effective attention which it so unquestionably demands. In conclusion, Mr. Mayor, I beg to record my best wishes for the success of future corporate or personal endeavour to maintain and improve the Health conditions of Johannesburg, an object to which I have directed my efforts during the past twenty-three years, in face at times, since 1905, of wear¬ ing difficulties and opposition of a nature such as I have neither experienced nor observed elsewhere. And for this reason, Sir, I particularly desire to express my keen personal appreciation of strong unvarying support and encouragement from, amongst others, the late Messrs. J. W. Quinn and Charles Chudleigh and from Mr. Councillor Hancock, as successive Chairmen of the Public Health Committee, My recommendations are summarised at p. 59. I am, Mr. Mayor, Your obedient servant, 17th July, 1925. CHARLES PORTER, Medical Officer of Health.