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Lambeth 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Borough of Lambeth.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
STAFF, 1 926.
* Medical Officer of Health :
Joseph Priestley, b.a., m.d., d.p.h.
Public Analyst (part time) :
A. H. Mitchell, Muter, f.i.c., f.c.s.
*Inspectorial Staff:
(1) Special Sanitary Inspectors :
(a) Food (including Sale of Food and Drugs Acts administration : W. J. PKRR1N+
and A. B. Cruttrnden,* (b) Housing : W.W. Howes and W. Wallis.
(2) District Sanitary Inspectors:
J. Barfoot. J. S. Clements. A. Farran. Benj. Goon.†
F. J. heffield.† T. H. Hooper. C. W. Idle † T. H. Jackson.
W. J. Lawrence. J. M. Scorrer. J. S. Smith. G. T. Taverner.
N.B.—John Smith† was appointed Sanitary Inspector on April 22nd, 1926, vice
A. Farran, deceased (March 4th, 1926).
(3) Female Sanitary Inspectors :
Miss F. M. Dawson. Miss. A. G. Simpson‡
N.B.—Miss T. McHugh (Nurse Robb), was appointed Sanitary Inspector on
March 4th, 1926, vice Miss Dawson, resigned on the ground of ill-health
(January 21st. 1926).
(4) Health Visitors (Child Welfare) :
Miss L. Hoskin.§ Miss T. McHugh.§ Miss K. A. Roe.§§ Miss A, Stirk.
N.B.—Miss E. White (Health Visitors Diploma) was appointed Health Visitor
on June 10th, 1926, vice Miss T. McHugh promoted to an appointment as
Sanitary Inspector (March 4th, 1926).
Miss L. Auger§§ was appointed Health Visitor on May 25th, 1926, vice
Miss K. A. Roe, resigned (May 10th, 1926).
Miss N. Jacobs§§, was appointed temporarily Health Visitor on November 5th,
1926, vice Miss A. Stirk (incapacitated from ill-health).
* Tuberculosis Department (Central Dispensary, 73. Effra Road, Brixton):
Tuberculosis Officer : E. D. Richardson, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H.
Lady Secretary and Social Worker : Miss D. Scott Baker.
Health Visitors (Tuberculosis) : Mrs. C. Smai.l§§§; Miss W. E. Dyer.§§§§
Dispenser (part-time): Miss F. M. Speakman.
* Tuberculosis Department (Branch Dispensary, St. Thomas* Hospital):
Tuberculosis Officer : Dr. G. T. Hebert.
Assistant Tuberculosis Officer (visiting) : Dr. A. J. G. McLaughlin.
Lady Almoner's Department :
Municipal Milk Dep6t, Lambeth Alaternity Home,
Manageress : Miss V. Berkeley. Matron : Miss D, Newbkrry.
Disinfecting Department, Mortuary Keepers:
Superintendent : W. Lockyear. (a) High Street Mortuary : R. Harriss.
(b) Wan less Road Mortuary: J. Fazey.
(succeded by H. Fazey from Oct., 14th 1926.)
Clerical Staff :
(a) Senior Chief Clerk (A. L. Baxter§), (b) Chief Clerk (A. E. Ruel§)
(c) 5 Assistant Clerks (including one Female Assistant Clerk for
Maternity and Child Welfare* and one Male Assistant Clerk for
Tuberculosis* (d) 2 Junior Clerks.
N.B.—The above-mentioned Officers are whole time except where otherwise stated.
* Contributions from Exchequer Grants. † Meat Certificate. ‡ Central Midwives Board
Certificate and the Health Visitor's Diploma. § Sanitary Inspector's Certificate. §§ Sanitary
Inspector's Certificate and Health Visitor's Diploma. §§§ L.G.B. (Scotland) Tuberculosis
Certificate. §§§§ Central Midwives Board, Health Visitor's and School Nurses' Certificates.
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