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Chelsea 1927
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1927
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With the approval of the Ministry of Health, the Borough Council
made a financial grant of £1,000 to Brompton Hospital for the year
commencing Ist April, 1927. An additional sum of £160 for Nurses'
visits to homes of patients was also granted by the Council to the Hospital
and approved by the Ministry of Health.
(id) Invalid Children's Aid Association. Chairman : Councillor
F. J. Synge. Hon. Sec. : Mrs. Rathbone.
The Chelsea branch of the Invalid Children's Aid Association is located
at 2 Glebe Place, King's Road, S.W. 3. The Association provides, for
children referred to them, treatment in Hospitals, Sanatoria and Nursing
Homes, according to need ; convalescence in the country or at the
seaside ; orthopaedic appliances and surgical boots ; massage, remedial
exercises, surgical dressings and medical comforts ; help in training
for suitable work ; additional clothing, etc.
Details of work done by the Association during the year will be found
on page 67.
Three members of the Public Health Committee of the Borough Council
and the Medical Officer of Health are members of the local Committee of
the Association.
With the approval of the Ministry of Health, the Borough Council
made a financial grant of £100 to the Association for the year commencing
Ist April, 1927.
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL.
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL.
| Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
|---|---|---|---|
| *1924 | McCarthy, W. H. L. | M.D., M.R.C.P., D.P.H. | Medical Officer of Health, Administrative Tuberculosis Officer and Executive Officer under the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme (Part time) |
| 1925 | Gerrans, B. H. | F.I.C | Public Analyst (Part time) |
| *1920 | Crandell, W. | Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, Cert. Royal San. Inst., Cert. Meat and other Foods | Senior Sanitary Inspector |
| *1926 | Goodwin, J. C. | Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board. Cert. Meat and other Foods | Sanitary Inspector |
| *1926 | Shelley, A. P. T. | Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board | Sanitary Inspector |
| *1927 | Castley, J. | Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, Cert. Meat and Other Foods | Sanitary Inspector, with special reference to Duties under Housing Act, 1925. |
* Salary contributions made under Public Health Acts