Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT as at 31.12.70
Medical Officer of Health
and
Principal School Medical Officer, Inner London Education Authority
A. W. TRANTER, m.b., m.r.c.s., d.p.h., d.c.h.
Deputy Medical Officer of Health
T. TRACE, m.b., ch.b., d.p.h.
Principal Medical Officer:
Betty E. Shortland, m.b., b.s., d.p.h., d.t.m.h. Vacancy
Senior Medical Officer:
Enid C. Vincent. m.b., ch.b., d.p.h. G. S. Sethi, m.b., b.s., d.p.h., d.t.m.h., d.i.h.
Assistant Senior Medical Officers:
2 Full-time
Medical Officers in Department:
7 Full-time
31 sessional M.O.s occupying 9 full-time positions
Chief Dental Officer and Principal School Dental Officer:
Clare M. Leeming, b.d.s.
Senior Dental Officers:
Susan Marguerita Shillito, b.d.s. Vacancy
Orthodontist (Part-time)
Ann D. Ward, b.d.s., dip.orth.
Dental Officers:
2 full-time 9 sessional
4 Dental Auxiliaries and 11 Dental Surgery Assistants
Public Analyst:
J. H. Shelton, f.r.i.c.
[Chief Nursing Officer:
Dorothy M. Coe, s.r.n., r.f.n., s.c.m., h.v., c & g. Technical Teachers Certificate
Diploma in Social Sciences
Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
Valerie J. Buckingham, s.r.n., r.f.n., s.c.m., m.t.d., n.d.n.cert.
Area Nursing Officers:
Elizabeth M. Gleeson, s.r.n., s.c.m., h.v., Jean M. Edwards, s.r.n., s.c.m., h.v.,
C & G Technical Teachers Certificate, C & G Technical Teachers Certificate
Diploma in Social Sciences Rose Evans, s.r.n., s.c.m., d.n.cert,
Renee Humphries, s.r.n., s.c.m., d.n.cert. Maureen Allen, s.r.n., s.c.m., h.v.
Group Advisers:
Margaret Henley, s.r.n., s.r.c.n., s.c.m., h.v.; Annie R. West, s.r.n., s.c.m., h.v.
(Amersham Road) (Central Lewisham)
Fanny Stevens, s.r.n., r.f.n., h.v. (Kingswear) Vacancy
Centre Superintendents:
Nora Miller, s.r.n., r.f.n., s.c.m., h.v. Margaret M. Sammon, s.r.n., s.c.m., b.t.a.
(Flower House) (Lewisham Chest Clinic)
Joan Hawkins, s.r.n., s.c.m., r.f.n., h.v. Helen Buckley, s.r.n., s.c.m., h.v.
(Spalding House) (Downham)
Anna Flemm, s.r.n., s.c.m., h.v. Anne McGarry, s.r.n., q.n.cert., h.v.
(Trewsbury) (Lind)
Audrey I. Urwin, s.r.n., s.c.m., h.v. Rose Pedel, s.r.n., h.v. (Boundfield)
(Heathside) Joyce Ellis, s.r.n., h.v. (Speedwell)
35 Health Visitors; 3 T.B. Visitors; 29 School Nurses; 22 Clinic Nurses; 7 Clinic Auxiliaries;
8 Trainee Health Visitors; 1 Organiser of Playgroups
Day Nursery Matrons:
Elizabeth R. Venning, s.r.n. Margaret D. Philpot, r.f.n.
(Amersham Road) (Rushey Green)
Glenys L. Crandon, s.e.n. (Perry Rise)
4 Deputy Matrons; 30 Nursery Nurses and 3 Nursery Wardens
20 Trainee Nursery Nurses
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