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General Provision of Health Services in the
Borough.
(i)
Staff.
A list of the Staff of the Public Health Department will be found
on page 4 of this report.
The principal alteration in the personnel of the Staff in 1932 was
the retirement of Dr. F. E. Scrase, on reaching the age-limit, after
21 years service as Medical Officer of Health.
The steady increase in the work of the clerical staff, which has
from time to time necessitated the appointment of temporary assistance,
was considered by the Public Health Committee during the year, and
in July it was decided to place Mr. A. J. Anscomb on the permanent
staff.
Mr. R. H. Box, a clerk in the Public Health Department, is continuing
to act as temporary Vaccination Officer.
(ii)
Professional Nursing in the Home.
(a) General. The Hampstead District Nursing Association, 3,
Pond Street, and the Kilburn and West Hampstead District Nursing
Association, 20, Dennington Park Road, provide skilled nurses for
the sick poor.
(b) For Infectious Diseases. The Borough Council contributes
towards the expenses of the Nursing Associations, whose nurses are
available for cases of Measles, Whooping Cough, Epidemic Diarrhoea,
Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Acute Primary or Acute Influenzal
Pneumonia, Influenza, Malaria, Dysentery or Trench Fever. During
1932, 65 cases were nursed under this arrangement by the Kilburn and
West Hampstead District Nursing Association, and 21 by the Hampstead
District Nursing Association.
(c) For Maternity Cases. Both Associations employ fully trained
nurses to attend maternity cases. The work carried out in this connection
is referred to in Section 3 of this Report.
(iii)
Midwives.
These are controlled by the London County Council, the local
supervising authority under the Midwives Acts, 1902 to 1926.