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Vaccination Officers.
E. J. A. Holt. C. R. Fifer.
Clerical Staff.
G. H. Bell, Chief Clerk.
R. A. Blaikie, Infectious Diseases Clerk.
C. Savage, Maternity and Child Welfare Clerk.
C. Duggan, Housing Clerk.
F. Spearing, Housing Clerk.
G. Stubbs, Registers Clerk.
F. S. Bridges, Registers Clerk.
J. Baillie, Registers Clerk.
E. A. Clark, Shorthand-Typist (from 20.10.37).
F. J. Goodman, General Clerk (from 20.10.37).
1 Temporary Clerk.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) Laboratory Facilities.—The Chemical and Bacteriological
Laboratories are maintained by the Council under the direct control of
the Public Analyst, who is a full-time officer. The new Laboratories,
planned and designed by the Public Analyst, are equipped in the most
up-to-date manner. They will enable the ever-increasing work of the
department to be adequately dealt with and also make possible the
conduct of investigations which could not be carried out in the old
laboratories. Chemical analyses are undertaken of all samples submitted
under the Food and Drug Acts and Regulations, samples of
imported foods taken from the wharves, together with any other analytical
work or investigations required.
Bacteriological examinations of Sputa, Swabs, Blood, etc., are made
for Medical Practitioners in the Borough and for the Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Routine examinations of the Swimming-bath waters are
conducted. Other examinations of a varied character are carried out as
required.
(b) Ambulance Facilities.—The arrangements for the removal of
(a) infectious cases and (6) maternity patients are satisfactory. No
change has been made during the year.
(c) Nursing in the Home.—General Nursing is carried out by the
Benson Nursing Association and the Catholic Nursing Home, 60, Lambeth
Road. A few parishes also have their own private nurses.