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A. Mettam, owing to ill-health and increasing age, ceased work at the old
disinfecting station on August 28th, and J. Madle took over his duties as well
as those of C. Hickford.
A. Kirkman ceased duty as Senior Clerk on the 16th June. Mr. A. Oades,
who is over military age, was appointed temporary clerk, and began work on
the 15th July.
Mr. W. O. Coates left on August 3rd to become Chief Inspector at
Buxton ; then Mr. G. H. Huckle became a permanent general inspector, and
ceased work as bousing inspector (temporary).
Miss Agnes Fay left 011 October 30th, and on the 8th November Miss
G. M. Shiner took over her duties as Junior Woman Inspector (pro tem).
The School Medical Clerk.—The temporary one, J. Farrar, enlisted
and ceased duty on 16th November. The Education Committee on November
2nd recommended that the question of providing a substitute should be
left to the Sanitary Committee, and on November 9th the Sanitary Committee's
recommendation to fill the vacancy by a man over military age, a clerk
discharged from war Fervice, or a woman, was submitted to the Council, but
this was not accepted. On November 23rd I wrote thereon to the members of
the Council and Education Committee, and sent a copy to all of them, and
included a list of the important duties of the School Medical Clerk, on both the
Public Health and Educational sides, suggesting that the decision of the
Council be rescinded. At the Education Committee of December 7th, the
consideration of the vacancy of the School Medical Clerk was deferred until the
next meeting on February 1st, 1916. Even at the date of writing this important
post had not been filled up, and the statistical work is suspended, except in so
far as I can give it some attention.
The Junior Clerk, F. J. Wood, also left on 24th November. The Sanitary
Committee of December 8th, after hearing the remarks in my monthly report
on "The depletion of staff," recommended that Wood's place be filled. This
was confirmed by the Council on 28th December, and Miss Doris B. Hill
commenced her duties as temporary Junior Clerk on January 1st, 1916.
On December 31st, 1915, the following posts in my department were
vacant, and to the first four no temporary appointments have been made:—
1. Assistant and Deputy M.O.H.
2. Third Male Inspector.
3. Junior Woman Inspector (and School Nurse).
4. School Medical Clerk.
5. Junior Clerk.