View report page

38
ADMINISTRATION.
Staff of the Department.—A complete list of the Staff of the Department appears on page 4. The
following changes occurred during the year.
Inspectorial.
Mr. L. G. Brooks resigned on the 24th February and Mr. F. L. Barker was appointed in his
stead on the 30th April.
The appointment of Mr. J. S. Ackerman as a Sanitary Inspector on the 28th May brought the
number of permanent Inspectors to 10.
At the end of 1934 three temporary Sanitary Inspectors were engaged on special Housing work,
but during the year 1935 this number was increased to six, two being allocated to special inspections
in Westbourne Ward, and one to inspections under the Shops Act. The holder of this latter
appointment, however, resigned in October, and thereafter his duties were carried out by the
District Inspectors. There were thus five temporary Sanitary Inspectors on duty at the end of 1935.
Health Visiting.
Miss E. Elsley, part-time Health Visitor, resigned on the 14th May, and Miss M. E. Lookington,
Infant Protection Visitor and Health Visitor, resigned on reaching the age limit on The 27th June.
Miss C. Mc.N. Keachie resigned her position as Health Visitor on the 31st August.
Miss M. A. MacLean was appointed Infant Protection Visitor and Health Visitor on the 30th
July; and Miss H. S. Beattie and Miss D. K. Newington were appointed Health Visitors on the
30th July and 29th October respectively.
Miss N. M. Hill, Health Visitor, was appointed in a part-time capacity to act as Almoner for
the Borough Maternity Wards, vice Miss Meers, of the St. Mary's Hospital Staff, who resigned in
March.
Visiting Medical Officer.
Dr. C. T. Potter was appointed Visiting Medical Officer of the newly-instituted "Toddlers"
Centre at 232, Harrow Road, in March, and of the Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic, vice Dr. R.
Cove-Smith, resigned, in October.
Clerical.
Mr. E. E. Gower, Chief Clerk of the Department since 1902, died on the 24th June.
Mr. T. F. Dunning, who has been in the service of the Council since 1902, was appointed Chief
Clerk.
Prevention of Infectious Disease.—Visits of enquiry after notification of infectious disease
numbered 1,899. This figure excludes visits in connection with tuberculosis, puerperal fever and
pyrexia, ophthalmia neonatorum and infective enteritis, which are recorded elsewhere in this report.
The removals to hospitals and other institutions for various diseases other than tuberculosis
numbered 682.
In connection with the arrangement between the Council and the Paddington and St. Marylebone
District Nursing Association, 61 patients (comprising 5 cases of measles, 52 of pneumonia, 2 of
ophthalmia neonatorum and 2 of whooping cough) were visited in their homes by the nurses of the
Association. The visits paid to such patients numbered 1081.
Disinfection.—The rooms disinfected after infectious disease numbered 960.
The weight of bedding, etc., removed for disinfection at the Wood Lane Disinfecting Station,
under the agreement with the Kensington Borough Council, amounted to approximately 17½ tons.
Two hundred and forty-six library books were disinfected.
Schools.—A total of 1,223 notices relating to cases of infectious disease was despatched to the
Head Teachers of the various schools attended by patients or their "contacts," 683 of such notices
referring to cases of measles and chicken-pox, and the remainder to cases of diphtheria, scarlet fever
and other notifiable diseases. In addition, 245 reports were sent to the medical officers of health of
other boroughs in connection with cases attending outlying schools.
Bacteriological Work.—The Council have an arrangement with the Royal Institute of Public
Health, 23, Queen Square, W.C.I, for the bacteriological examination, at the expense of the Council,
of specimens sent by medical practitioners from Paddington patients suspected to be suffering from
diphtheria or typhoid fever.