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Public Health Officers of the Local Authority.
*Medical Officer of Health, and Medical Officer to the Maternity
and Child Welfare Centre:
R. Wilkinson, M.D. (Brux.), M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C .P.
(Lond.)
* Chief Sanitary Inspector :
H. J. Perrett, Cert. R.San. Inst.
„ „ „ (Meat and Foods).
*Sanitary Inspector:
R. T. Pearce, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Bd.
„ ,, „ (Meat and Foods).
*Health Visitor:
Miss E. M. Dell, Cert. Cent. Mid. Bd.
Clerk: F. O. Hersee.
*Contributions to salaries are made under the Public
Health Acts or by Exchequer Grants.
With the exception of the Medical Officer of Health,
all the above are whole-time appointments.
Professional Nursing in the Home.
(a) General.
The Penge and Anerley District Nursing Association
provides two whole-time Nurses for general nursing in the
poorer areas. It is entirely supported by voluntary efforts,
and does excellent work in the District.
(b) For Infectious Diseases, e.g., Measles, etc.
Arrangements have been made with the Nursing
Association, by means of which nursing is provided for cases
of whooping cough, epidemic diarrhoea and ophthalmia
neonatorum, as well as for measles. Payment is made (per
visit) by the Local Authority.