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Battersea 1927

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927

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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.
Dr. Joyce Peake, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., was appointed Resident
Medical Officer of the Borough Maternity Hospital in September,
1927.
Dr. Mabel Brodie, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., was appointed parttime
Medical Officer in charge of the Diphtheria Immunisation
(Schick) Clinic.
Mr. H. Marrable, District Sanitary Inspector. No. 6 District,
retired owing to ill-health after 33 years' service in May, and
Mr. C. Binding was appointed District Sanitary Inspector to fill
the vacancy.
Miss C. P. Armitage, Health Visitor, resigned her appointment
in February, and Miss A. Bannerman was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Miss M. McEwan was appointed temporary Health Visitor for
a period of 1 year in March. (Vide p. 24).
Miss R. Dove was appointed Shorthand typist in February to
fill a vacancy in the Clerical staff resulting from the transfer of
Mr. J. Holloway to the Inspectorial Staff.
Miss C. Dickson, Matron of the Borough Maternity Hospital,
resigned her appointment in September, 1927, and Miss J. Gibson
was appointed to fill the vacancy.