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Staff.
Disinfecting Station.
Engineer—R. E. Gale. Commenced duty November, 1936.
Two motor drivers.
Six Disinfecting Attendants.
Mortuaries.
One whole.time and two part.time Mortuary Keepers.
Staff Changes during the Year.
Mr. W. N. Searle, 59, Harley Street, W., has been appointed
Obstetric Consultant to the Maternity Home in place of Mr. C. K.
Vartan who has resigned his appointment.
Dr. A. P. McEldowney has been appointed Public Vaccinator
for the Putney District in place of the late Dr. W. D. McMurtry.
In January the Council decided to increase the number of
Food Inspectors from two to three in order to cope with the
additional duties required by recent legislation, especially in connection
with the Shops Act, 1934, and the Pharmacy and Poisons
Act, 1933.
Mr. H. T. Lambert, one of the Sanitary Inspectors, was transferred
as Food Inspector and his place was taken by the appointment
as Sanitary Inspector of Mr. H. F. Leacock, Second Class
Clerk.
In view of the increase in the duties required of Health Visitors,
the Council decided during the year to appoint an additional
Health Visitor under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme and
an additional Tuberculosis Visitor.
Miss C. Hughes was appointed in the former capacity and Miss
N. Hancocks as Tuberculosis Visitor.
A new method of grading for certain Officers on the Clerical
Staff was adopted by the Council in January, 1937. The Office
Staff of the Department is set out on the previous page in accordance
with the new grades.