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3. MEDICAL STAFF
The medical staff in Area No. 2 consists of myself, as Area
Medical Officer, my Deputy, the Senior Assistant Medical Officer,
and six Assistant Medical Officers. Dr. Campbell, my Deputy,
assists me generally in my work, and is particularly responsible for
the day-to-day administration of the School Health Service. The
duties of the Senior Assistant Medical Officer are mainly those of
supervising the health visiting, home nursing and domiciliary
mid wives services, although she undertakes many other duties,
including those of supervising nursing homes and work under the
Child Minders Regulations. Each of the six Assistant Medical
Officers is based at a Clinic, and has a number of schools allocated
to her. These medical officers are directly responsible for the work
carried out at the clinic, and for the school health service duties
undertaken in their district.
1 would like to pay a warm tribute to our medical staff, who
have co-operated whole-heartedly in the efforts made to maintain
and improve the standard of the services provided in the Area.
I would particularly refer to Dr. Janet Campbell, my Deputy, who
has been my unfailing ally in all aspects of my work. In the same
way, Dr. E. S. Stephen, the Senior Assistant Medical Officer, has
played a notable part in co-ordinating the services for which she
is responsible.
4. CLERICAL SECTION
The Clerical Section is housed at the Area Health Office,
Town Hall, Palmers Green, N.13, and at White Hart Lane (Old)
School, N.22. This dichotomy is still necessary, as it has not yet
been possible to obtain central accommodation which could be
made available as an Area Health Office. The separation of
members of the staff in this way is unfortunate, and is a problem
which we hope will one day be solved. Clerks are also stationed
at most of the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres in the Area.
This arrangement facilitates the clerical work carried out at these
Centres.
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