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Bermondsey 1926
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1926
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TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
SCHEME FOR THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR COMMENCING
Ist APRIL, 1927.
The Ministry of Health and the County Council have requested this Council to submit a scheme for the
treatment of tuberculosis for the financial year commencing Ist April, 1927. The Medical Officer has submitted
the following report, which embodies all the points alluded to in the letter from the County Council.
The following is the staff concerned with the work of Tuberculosis in the Borough
Name
Qualifications
and
Degrees
Remuneration
per
Annum
Duties
Date
of
Appointment
Richard King Brown
£ s.
Administrative and
Supervisory
M.D., D.P.H.
1911
-
Donald M. Connan
M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S.,
L.R.C.P., D.P.H.
750 0
Clinical
1st April, 1921
Clinical
A. H. Kynaston
M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P
350 0
(half-time)
275 0
1st May, 1925
Olive Pike
Visiting and assisting
at Dispensary
Fully Trained Nurse
1st April, 1921
Celia Clapson
Ditto
200 0
Ditto
7th December, 1926
Solarium Nurse
May Wells
Ditto
225 0
7th October, 1924
Ditto
Gladys Pearce
Ditto
200 0
16th November, 1926
Rose Dutch
Clerk and Dispenser
Apothecaries' Hall Dispenpensing
Qualification
235
1st April, 1921
Frederick W. Smith
Clerk
-
20th January, 1920
-
Caretaker
Various; Weighing
patients, etc.
182 0
(fire, lodging, and light)
7th March, 1922
-
Mr. F. W. Smith is a Clerk in the Public Health Department, who devotes about six hours weekly to the Tuberculosis Dispensary.
The following is the staff concerned with the work of Tuberculosis in the Borough:-
| Name | Qualifications and Degrees | Remuneration per Annum | Duties | Date of Appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard King Brown | M.D., D.P.H. | £ s. | Administrative and Supervisory | 1911 |
| Donald M. Connan | M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H. | – | Clinical | 1st April, 1921 |
| A. H. Kynaston | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. | 750 0 | Clinical | 1st May, 1925 |
| Olive Pike | Fully Trained Nurse | 350 0 (half-time) 275 0 | Visiting and assisting at Dispensary | 1st April, 1921 |
| Celia Clapson | Ditto | 200 0 | Ditto | 7th December, 1926 |
| May Wells | Ditto | 225 0 | Solarium Nurse | 7th October, 1924 |
| Gladys Pearce | Ditto | 200 0 | Ditto | 16th November, 1926 |
| Rose Dutch | Apothecaries' Hall Dispenpensing Qualification | 235 | Clerk and Dispenser | 1st April, 1921 |
| Frederick W. Smith | – | – | Clerk | 20th January, 1920 |
| Caretaker | – | 182 0 (fire, lodging, and light) | Various; Weighing patients, etc. | 7th March, 1922 |