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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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43 Nurses distributed as follows:—
| Wards. | No. of Beds. | Sisters. | Staff Nurses. | Probationers. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day. | Night | Day. | Night. | Day. | Night. | ||
| H | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| G | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| F | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| E | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| D | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| C | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| B | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| W | 16 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 9 | 28 | |||||
| 43 | |||||||
As all the 221 beds are not likely to be in use at one
time and as E with 28 beds is at present reserved for air
raids and W is a Convalscent Ward where little nursing is
required, I do not think it is necessary to provide for the
staffing of E and W. The total nursing staff may therefore
be reduced to 36, made up of 6 sisters, 8 staff nurses and
22 probationers. This number allows for the necessary off
duty time, holidays and sickness.
Domestic Staff.—The domestic staff required numbers
31 made up as follows :—
8 Ward maids.
6 Laundry maids.
5 Kitchen maids.
4 Dormitory maids.
2 House maids.
2 Dining Room maids.
2 Mess Room maids.
2 Needle Room maids.
Beds for Staff.—The re-arrangement of the lodge,
steward's offices, and stores and other alterations at present