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KNOWLEDGE OF THE DISTRICT
In performing the role described above, your most important asset will be an intimate knowledge of your district and the people in it."
Directive to City District Officers.
81.
Under the terms of their Directive C.D.O.s are required to produce a report entitled "The Anatomy" of their District within six months of appointment. The first four C.D.O.s completed their reports in December while the others still have some months to go. This exercise has proved a useful discipline though it has required a good deal of work. There have been different approaches to the task but the reports show that C.D.0.s and their staff have begun to acquire the knowledge of places, institutions and people which is one of the chief tools of their
trade.
82.
In addition to their six-monthly reports C.D.0.s have undertaken a number of useful surveys. Some have been more sophisticated than others and all have involved the use of young volunteers.
83.
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There is still a long way to go. By- census statistics suggest that urban districts are very much more self contained than the bustle of traffic night give one to suppose. I hope it will be possible to discover nore of the peculiarities of the social and economic structure of the Districts as well as more about personalities who, though successful in their own fields and important in their own circles, have no
ambitions in public life.
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