London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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MENTAL HEALTH
Principal Mental Health Social Worker 1
Deputy Principal Mental Health Social Worker 1
Senior Mental Health Social Workers 8
Mental Health Social Workers 5
Psychiatric Social Worker 1
Senior Occupational Therapist 1
Supervisor (Junior Training Centre) 1
Deputy Supervisor (Junior Training Centre) 1
Supervisors (Training Centre) 2
Assistant Supervisors (Training Centre) 13
Supervisors (Day Centre) 2
Assistant Supervisors 3
Trainee 1
40
CHIROPODY
Chief Chiropodist (Grade II) 1
Senior Chiropodists 6
Chiropodists(Sessional) (Full-time equivalent -5.1) 17
24
TUBERCULOSIS
Welfare Officers (Chest Clinic) 2
Senior Occupational Therapists 2
Warden (T. B. Hostel) 1
Assistant Warden (T.B. Hostel) 1
6
SOCIAL CASEWORK
Senior Social Worker 1
Deputy Senior Social Worker 1
Family Case Worker 1
Social Workers (School Health Services) (full-time equivalent 4.6) 6
Welfare Officer (V. D.) 2
11
DENTAL
Chief Dental Officer and Principal School Dental Officer 1
Dental Officers 2
Dental Officers (Sessional) (full-time equivalent - 2.1) 5
Dental Surgery Assistants 7
Supernumary Dental Surgery Assistant 1
16
TOTAL NUMBER OF OFFICERS 568
(in addition lists are maintained of doctors, dentists and chiropodists who are prepared
to work on a sessional basis.)
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