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Leyton 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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A Sub-Committee, constituted of the above-mentioned ladies,
has been formed to deal with the working and administration of
the Crfeche, which will be dealt with in detail later on.
The permanent staff appointed by the Council consists of the
following:—
J. F. Taylor (Medical Officer of Health), Superintendent and
Organiser.
Elizabeth Sloan-Chesser, M.D., Medical Officer to the Infant
Welfare and Ante-Natal Clinics and Creche.
Charlotte A. Shields, M.B., Lond., Medical Officer to the
Infant Welfare Clinics and Creche.
Percy Chandler, L.D.S., R.C.S., Eng., Dentist to the AnteNatal
Clinic.
Health Visitors—
Edit'n Holland (Trained Nurse), Sanitary Inspector's, London
Examination Board, and Health Visitor's Certificate,
Royal Sanitary Institute.
Lilian Dodd (Trained Nurse), Health Visitor's Certificate,
Royal Sanitary Institute.
Maud Bratton (Trained Nurse).
Clare E. Heath (Trained Nurse), C.M.B., Health Visitor's
Certificate, Royal Sanitary Institute.
(Part Time)—
Winifred Roake (Trained Nurse), C.M.B., Health Visitor's
Certificate, Royal Sanitary Institute.
During the year Miss Heath resigned and Miss Roake was
appointed as full-time Health Visitor. Miss Bessie Clipstong
(Trained N urse), C.M.B., one of the School Nurses, was promoted
to take Miss Roake's place as part-time Health Visitor.
Three Infant Welfare Clinics are now in full operation, and
are held respectively at the Town Hall, the People's Hall, Harrow
Green, and the rooms attached to the Baptist Church, Vicarage
Road. Each are largely patronised and do an immense amount
ot useful vvotrk.
At each of these Clinics, in addition to the examinations by
the doctors, systematic weighings of the infants, giving of advice
to the mothers, and proper records of each case being kept on
cards provided for the purpose, Glaxo, Virol, Virolax, Lactagol,