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Battersea 1926

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926

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Staff of Public Health Department.
The personnel of the staff of the Health Department will be
found fully set out on page 3. Several changes occurred in the
staff of the Department during the year.
Sanitary Inspectors.
The Chief Sanitary Inspector, Mr. Isaac Young, retired owing to
ill-health after 37 years' service as District and Chief Sanitary
Inspector in the service of the Council and its predecessor the
Vestry. The loss of the services of this very efficient and experienced
officer is much regretted.
Mr. A. E. Purnell, District Sanitary Inspector, No. 4 District,
retired owing to ill-health after 33 years' service in March.
Mr. James Lawrence, District Sanitary Inspector, No. 3 District,
was appointed Senior Sanitary Inspector.
Mr. F. H. Chuter and Mr. J. R. Holloway were appointed
district Sanitary Inspectors for districts Nos. 3 and 5 to fill vacancies
created by resignations.
Mr. Saunders was appointed temporary Sanitary Inspector
during the illness of Mr. H. Marrable.
Health Visitors.
Miss A. Bannerman, who had been appointed temporary
Health Visitor in 1925, resigned the appointment in May, 1926.
Miss N. Bourdillon was appointed temporary Health Visitor
in December owing to illness among the Health Visiting Staff.
Clerical Staff.
Mr. W. F. Smith, Grade A Clerk, resigned his appointment
in April to take up an appointment in another Metropolitan borough
council.
Mr. W. C. Turner was appointed to fill the vacant clerkship
and took up duty in July.
Miss F. M. Humphreys, record clerk in the Maternity and Child
Welfare Department, resigned her appointment in May, and Miss
M. A. Weller was appointed to the vacant post in July.