Council, has written to Dr. J. H. Jordan, Commissioner of Public Health, as follows:
"With the approach of the end of the cholera season, I would ike to place on record how very greatly the Council has appreciated the manner in which you have averted this grave menace to the public health, 'The Council desires to congratulate you upon the very' satisfactory achievement whereby, despite almost insuperable difficulties, the epidemic of extreme severity has been with under your able administr tion.
"We all realize that in this mat ter you received splendid support from the whole staff of the Public Health Department and the Council also desires to convey its thanks to them, particularly to the Nursing Staff whose loyal and unremitting work under consider able strain contributed in a large measure to the commendable way in which the serious situation was met."
Dr. Jordan's reply follows "I have to thank you personally and the Council for the ndeset vodly high tribute to the Departnfent's attempts to control Cholera during the present season. Whilst I fear we were favoured by good fortune, I am nevertheless glad to receive such a tribute as it recognizes the: work performed by members of the staff, which, particularly in the case'of the Nursing Services and the Inspectorial Branch, was ungeudgingly performed under: dificult. circumstances, and to which is due such control as it!
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