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Dagenham 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Sanitary Inspectors.
* G. T. Carter, Senior Sanitary Inspector.
Certificate of Royal Sanitary Institute; Meat Inspector's
Certif.
* J. A. Dawson, Second Sanitary Inspector.
Certif. of Royal Sanitary Institute; Meat Inspector's
Certif.
Clerical Staff.
One full-time clerk.
* One full-time clerk dealing with foodstuffs at Infant Welfare
Centres.
Professional Nursing in the Home.
(a) General.
Two nurse-midwives are maintained by the Essex County
Nursing Association. Grants are paid to the Association by
the Essex Education Committee for school nursing and by the
County Council for tuberculosis nursing.
b) For Infectious Diseases.
No assistance is provided by the Council for the nursing of
cases of measles, etc., in their homes. During the home treatment
of cases of scarlet fever, the Health Visitors pay regular
visits to the houses.
Midwives.
There are no midwives in the district employed by the
Local Authority. 13 midwives practice in the district.
Chemical Work.
The chemical analysis of water effluents, etc., is carried out
in the County Laboratory, Queen Victoria Street, London.
Proportion of salary contributed under Public Health Acts,
or by Exchequer grants.