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Wandsworth 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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84 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Disinfecting Station.
* J. Bond, Engineer.
Nine Disinfecting Attendants.
Mortuaries.
One whole-time and two part-time mortuary keepers.
Mr. W. G. Crabbe, Senior Sanitary Inspector, retired in
December after 36 years' service with the Council.
Mr. A. G. Patterson, who was appointed in June, 1925,
as an Inspector of Food and Drugs, was transferred to Mr.
Crabbe's district, and Mr. A. J. Weeks was appointed Senior
Sanitary Inspector.
Mr. E. J. Edwards resigned his appointment as Sanitary
Inspector in October on being appointed in the same capacity
by the Stepney Borough Council.
This vacancy was filled by the appointment of Mr. W. T.
Willimott, previously a Sanitary Inspector to the City of
Liverpool.
Mr. C. F. Standish, Assistant to the Chief Inspector of
Food and Drugs, was appointed Sanitary Inspector to fill
the vacancy caused by the transference of Mr. Patterson to
be a District Sanitary Inspector. Mr. Standish's successor had
not been appointed by the end of the year.
Miss A. Bannerman resigned her appointment as Health
Visitor in May, after seven month's service, and Miss D. M.
Staniland was appointed in her place.
In accordance with the decision of the Council to appoint
Health Visitors to act as Superintendents of the Infant Welfare
Centres, as vacancies occur (see page 48), Miss W. B. Eve
was appointed Health Visitor in October following the resignation
of the Superintendents of the Fairfield and Springfield
Centres.