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Poplar 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Accommodation. | Day and time of session. | Type of session. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Tuberculosis Officers' Rooms, Dispensary, X-Ray Room, Waiting Room, Dressing Room and accommodation for Health Visitors, Clerks and Resident Caretaker | Monday, 4.30 p .m. | Children attending School. | |
| Monday, 6 p.m. | Adults who are working. | ||
| Tuesday | 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. | Any person not at work or not attending School. | |
| Thursday | |||
| Friday | |||
Tuberculosis Officer's Report.
Owing to the sudden death, early in 1931, of Dr. W. C. P. Smith,
the Tuberculosis Officer, the following report has been prepared by
Dr. C. K. Cullen, Tuberculosis Officer of the Metropolitan Borough of
Shoreditch, formerly Assistant Tuberculosis Officer and Assistant Medical
Officer of Health in Poplar:—
Information Required by Ministry of Health.
(i.) A list of dispensaries, specifying also branch dispensaries and visiting
stations; a list of the Tuberculosis Officers employed; a statement of the
number of other officers employed in dispensary work; a list of residential
institutions, specifying for each the number of beds normally available
for patients from the area of the Local Authority, and the type of case for
which these beds are used. In the case of residential institutions belonging
to the Local Authority, the names of Medical Officers and the number of
other officers should be given.
(a) Borough Tuberculosis Dispensary—1, Wellington Road, Bow,
e.3.
(b) Staff:—
Tuberculosis Officer: W. C. P. Smith.
Asst. Tuberculosis Officer: C. K. Cullen.
3 Health Visitors.
1 Dispenser.
1 Care Secretary.
1 Clerk.
1 Asst. Clerk.
1 Part-time Helper (female).
1 Caretaker.