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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
Port of London 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Table XXXII.
| 1908. | Wages. | Coals. | Stores. | Repairs, &c. | Total. | Average daily cost.* | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | 1907. | |||
| £ | s. | d. | |||||||||||||||||||
| " David Burnett" | 401 | 15 | 0 | 109 | 16 | 3 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 184 | 13 | 9 | 712 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| " Clotho" | 257 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 395 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||
| "Denton" | 237 | 18 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 357 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 896 | 13 | 0 | 224 | 7 | 6 | 106 | 7 | 0 | 278 | 5 | 9 | 1,466 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 3 | |||
* Calculated on the number of "working" days.
STAFF.
The following changes have taken place in the Staff during the year:—
Mr. G. C. Hancock resigned his appointment as Assistant Medical Officer
for Boarding duty, and Medical Officer, Denton Hospital, to take up an
appointment as Medical Inspector under the Local Government Board.
Dr. W. M. Willoughby, the next Senior Assistant Medical Officer, has
succeeded him in the duties at Denton Hospital and Medical Inspection of
Aliens.
Dr. Betenson, who was a temporary Medical Officer, has been appointed as
Assistant Medical Officer.
Dr. A. Kidd has been appointed temporarily to fill the vacancy on the staff
of Boarding Medical Officers.
Miss Hughes resigned her appointment as Nurse Matron at Denton
Hospital, and has been succeeded by Miss A. Minshull.
Robert Adams and his Wife, caretakers at Denton Hospital, also resigned
their appointments in September; and Walter John Wragg and his Wife
have been appointed to fill the vacancies thus caused.
Percy Gadsdon has been appointed as deckhand of the launch " Denton," to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of S. Bromby.
Thomas J. Thomas resigned his appointment as deckhand on the
launch "Clotho," and Thomas MacPherson has been appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Joseph James Steen has been appointed as stoker on the "David Burnett,"
in the place of Ernest Coppin.