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The Committee state in their report, dated 20th. September, 1899, "we are of the opinion that an Assistant Medical Officer of Health should be obtained from England at

as early a date as practicable, and that, he should be appointed to the Sanitary Department, but on the understanding that in case of emergency his services must be at the disposal of the Medical Department of the Colony",

The Report was laid before the Board on Thursday 28th. September 1899, and unanimously adopted, so far as it concerned the appointment of an Assistant Medical Officer of Health.

Since this previous recommendation was made by the Board, the Insanitary Properties Ordinance has become law, and the enforcement of its provisions, which have been framed largely with a view to the mitigation of the annually recurring outbreaks of Bubonic Plague, has already lead to a considerable increase of the work of this Department.

however,

Some of the more important sections of this Ordinance, do not come into force until June 1st, from which date the duties of the Medical Officer of Health will be still further increased, and the need for further professional assistance will be accentuated..

I have etc.,

(Sd.) G.A.Woodcock,

Acting Secretary.