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There are 3 school treatment centres available for the treatment
of school children in Battersea :—
1. Battersea School treatment centre—No. 65 Queens Road.
2. Elizabeth Bullock treatment centre—No. 376 Wandsworth
Road.
3. St. Christopher treatment centre—No. 40a York Road.
The dental clinic at Southlands is available for the treatment
of defects of the teeth.
I would also recommend that a medical officer should attend
4 of the infant welfare sessions now held by health visitors only.
This would allow for more individual attention to be given to toddlers
in accordance with the Minister's wish. If the Committee adopt
my recommendation that Dr. O'Flynn be appointed full time
assistant medical officer, it would be possible for her to attend
these 4 clinics.
In order that the time of the health visitors should be devoted
to the medical and welfare work of the centres and also to allow
for more home visiting, I recommend that clerical assistance be
available at the maternity and child welfare clinics.
At the present time, the clerical staff engaged upon maternity
and child welfare work consists of 1 permanent clerk (Grade A)
and 1 temporary clerk.
I would recommend that an additional woman clerk (Grade
A (i.) ) be appointed. In this way arrangements could be made
for a clerk to be present at the maternity and child welfare clinics
to assist in the routine work and to allow the health visitor to
concentrate on her real work.
Recommendations.
I would therefore suggest:—
1. That the Health Committee recommend the Council to appoint
(a) Dr. O'Flynn, part-time Assistant Tuberculosis Officer, as
full-time Assistant Medical Officer at a salary of £600 rising
annually by £25 to £700, and that 7/llths of such salary be
allocated to Tuberculosis and 4/llths to Maternity and Child
Welfare expenditure, (b) 2 Health Visitors, and (c) a Clerical
Assistant.
2. That the appointments, other than that of Dr. O'Flynn, be
made in the next financial year and that the Finance Committee
be asked to provide in next year's estimates for this purpose
3. That a "toddlers' clinic" be set up at the Southlands Centre
and that the Medical Officer of Health be authorised to make
the necessary arrangements and report upon results in 12 months.