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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. IGoO, the particulars relating to the Staff of the
Department are set out on pages 5 and 6.
The following alterations in the personnel of the Department
occurred during the year.
Mr. E. Saphier, Sanitary Inspector, resigned his appointment
in September on taking up medical studies and was succeeded by
Mr. J. Ashmore, late of Brighton.
Miss E. Bailey, who had acted as Health Visitor for the Charlton
area since 1920 unfortunately died on the eve of retiring on Superannuation
in June and Miss E. J. Upton was appointed in her stead.
Messrs. J. Hannen and E. W. Pike left to take up other appointments
and their places were filled by Messrs. R. G. Garratt and
C. W. Spore (1st February, 1938). Miss D. M. Chilvers, Shorthand
Typist, was appointed vice Miss Nettle who left on account of
marriage, whilst Miss D. E. M. Goulding took up duties as additional
shorthand typist in May.
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, 1,664 specimens have been examined for Diphtheria,
7 for Typhoid Fever, 436 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.
Ambulance Facilities.—The ambulance services have been
described in recent Reports and continue to be in force. The
arrangement made for ambulances to be available for patients
entering maternity hospitals has proved in every way satisfactory
and is without doubt a great boon to patients seeking admission
to our own Maternity Home.
Diabetes—Insulin Treatment.—In accordance with Section
227, Public Health (London) Act, 1936, arrangements are in
existence whereby necessitous patients suffering from this disease
can obtain a supply of insulin upon application by the local doctor
to the Public Health Department. A quarterly report must be