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With the compliments of the
Medical Officer of Health,
Town Hall, Tottenham.
BOROUGH OF- TOTTENHAM. EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
Town Hall,
Tottenham, N.15.
August, 1942.
To the Chairman & Members of the
Education Committee.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I herewith submit in abridged form the Annual Report
of the School Medical Service for the year ending 31st
December, 1941.
Staff.
In December, 1941, Dr. J. Landon resigned his position
as Deputy Medical Officer to take up the post of Medici-1
Officer of Health and School Medical Officer at Stockton-onTees.
Dr. B. Broadbent, late Assistant Medical Officer
at Willesden was appointed in his place-and commenced duty on
the 8th December, 1941.
Owing to the increase of work-entailed by the return of
children from reception areas, the part-time post of temporary
Assistant Medical Officer held by Dr. N-ora Webster became a
whole-time position as from February, 1942.
No further changes occurred in the staff during 1941.
Medical Inspection.
At the commencement of the year the majority of the
children evacuated still remained in the Reception Areas,
but as the year progressed and the danger from air-raids, became
less evident, a large number of the children began gradually
to return to their homes in Tottenham.
Routine Medical Inspection of all "Entrants" and the
majority of the children in the "Intermediate" and "Leavers"
age-groups was- carried out, the number examined being slightly
in excess of that of the previous year.