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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. 1417, the particulars relating to the Staff of the
Department are set out on pages 3 and 4.
The following alterations in the personnel of the Department
occurred during the year.
Miss Q. M. Anstice was appointed as Matron and Miss F. Bonson
as Sister, at the Maternity Home. Both these ladies commenced
their duties early in January.
Mr. E. Saphier was appointed in June as District Sanitary
Inspector owing to the resignation of Mr. A. J. Shelley who had been
temporarily carrying out the duties whilst Mr. A. E. Morgan was
performing special housing duties. This latter officer has now been
permanently appointed as Housing Inspector.
Miss P. N. Steer was appointed Health Visitor to fill the vacancy
created by the death, after a painful illness, of Miss M. Hollow.
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, 2,540 specimens have been examined for Diphtheria,
6 for Typhoid Fever, 353 for Tuberculosis, and 49 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.