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SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA.
PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF.
In accordance with the request contained in the Ministry of
Health Circular No. 1346, the particulars relating to the Staff of the
Department are set out on pages 4 and 5.
The chief alterations to the personnel of the Department during
the year were the retirement of Dr. E. G. Annis as Medical Officer of
Health and the appointments of Dr. J. G. Dathan as Assistant
Maternity and Child Welfare Medical Officer and Mr. H. L. Bennett
as Sanitary Inspector, reference to which is made in my introductory
remarks.
Mr. F. A. Brown of the clerical staff who had been acting as
Temporary Sanitary Inspector, resigned in October and was succeeded
by Mr. A. J. Shelley. Mr. J. Hannen was appointed to fill the
position vacated by Mr. Brown.
Laboratory Work.—The long-standing arrangement with the
Bacteriological Department of the Seamen's Hospital has been in
force throughout the year, whereby that Institution carried out all
necessary pathological and bacteriological work for this Department,
other than under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, and in
this connection, 3,529 specimens have been examined for Diphtheria,
10 for Typhoid Fever, 363 for Tuberculosis, and 27 for other various
conditions.
Fuller details respecting the results of the examinations of these
specimens will be found under the different headings of the individual
diseases.
Ambulance Facilities.
(a) Patients suffering from Infectious Diseases are conveyed to
Hospital by the ambulances of the London County Council.
(b) For Non-Infectious and Accident Cases. No provision is
made by the Council, but facilities are afforded by the ambulances
of the London County Council, and certain local hospitals.
(c) For Maternity Cases. The existing arrangements with the
L.C.C. continues whereby their ambulances are available, free of
charge, between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., for all maternity
patients entering the Council's Maternity Home, 78, Shooters Hill
Road, S.E.3, and for urgent cases only during the day time.