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Dagenham 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Health Visitors.
* M. A. S. Batty, General trained: Cert. C.M.B., H.V's Certif???
* I. Richardson, General trained: Cert. C.M.B., H.V's Certif???
In February, 1928, two additional Health Visitors commenced
duties:—
* A. L. Hinton, Children's training. H.V's Certificate???
C.M.B.
* M. Smith, General trained, C.M.B.
Up to February, 1928, the Local Authority's Health Visitors???
were confined to Maternity and Child Welfare Work. Since tha???
date the four have been acting, in addition, as school nurses???
for the district, devoting roughly one-third of their time to
school work.
Sanitary Inspectors.
* G. T. Carter, Senior Sanitary Inspector.
Certificate of Royal Sanitary Institute;
Meat Inspector's Certificate.
* J. A. Dawson, Second Sanitary Inspector.
Certificate of Royal Sanitary Institute:
Meat Inspector's Certificate.
Clerical Staff.
Two full-time clerks.
* One full-time clerk dealing with foodstuffs at Infant Wel-
fare Centres.
Professional Nursing in the Home.
(a) General.
Two nurse-midwives are maintained by the Dagenham District
Nursing Association. Grants are paid to the Association
by the Essex County Council in respect of Maternity, School
work and Tuberculosis nursing.
(b) For Infectious Diseases.
The same arrangement continues as to the home visiting of
Scarlet Fever cases by the Health Visitors.
* Proportion of salary contributed under Public Health Acts,
or by Exchequer grants.