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STAFF IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Staff Changes. At the beginning of the year the Council decided to
appoint an additional Inspector for House-to-House inspection work and
Mr. J. H. R. Crabtree was appointed to the position, taking up his duties on
1st May.
There were several changes among the clerical staff during the year.
Mr. Dant, clerk in the sanitary inspector's department resigned on 31st March,
1934, having obtained an appointment as assistant sanitary inspector to the
Cranbrook R.D.C.; Mr. A. E. R. Scott was appointed to the vacant
position. Mr. Brooks and Mr. Cassidy resigned to take up positions as Sanitary
Inspectors with the Westminster City Council on 10th June and 8th July,
respectively. Mr. E. Thompson of the Borough Surveyor's department was
selected from the applicants for the post vacated by Mr. Brooks; Mr. Swinson
was promoted to the position vacated by Mr. Cassidy; and Mr. L. Burrows was
appointed as Junior Clerk. At the same time the Council, owing to the growth
of the work of the department, authorised the appointment of a temporary
shorthand typist, and this appointment has been continued to the present time.
Miss W. E. Noble, Maternity and Child Welfare Clerk, resigned on 28th
July to be married and Miss E. G. Goodrum was promoted to the position, Miss
I .Buckingham being appointed as junior Maternity and Child Welfare Clerk.
Mr. G. Passenger, disinfector, who had been in the service of the Council
for 28 years, retired on 24th January, 1934, and Mr. T. G. Martin was appointed
in his place.
The staff during the year was as follows:—
Medical Officer of Health :
*John Sullivan, M.B., Ch.B. (Edin.), D.P.H. (Lond.).
Deputy Medical Officer of Health.
*P. L. T. Bennett, M.C., M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.),
D.P.H. (Lond.), T.D.D. (Wales).
(Tuberculosis Officer and Medical Officer Borough Bacteriological
Laboratory).
Assistant Medical Officers of Health :
*Ruby Thomson, M.B., Ch.B. (Edin.), D.P.H. (Edin. and Glas.),
(Maternity and Child Welfare Officer).
*Helena E. Barrett, B.A., M.B., Ch.B., B.A.O. (N.U.I.).
D.P.H. (Edin. and Glas.)
Consulting Obstetrician:
Alex. Galletly, M.C., M.B., Ch.B. (Edin.), F.R.C.S.E.
Medical Officer, Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic :
Guy W. J. Bousfield, M.D. (Lond.), M.B., B.S. (Part time).