Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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tered medical practioner, holding the
Diploma in Public Health or other qualification
in State Medicine and possessed ot
a knowledge of diseases in children and ot
School Hygiene.
3. The appointment of a second Assistant
Medical Officer, similarly qualified, This
officer should be a woman.
4. The appointment of two additional Lady
Health Visitors or School Nurses.
5. The appointment of an additional clerk to
act under the direction of the Supervising
Medical Officer.
6. Such modifications of existing arrangements
and regulations as are best suited to the
new dispositions necessitated by the recent
statutory requirements.
These would be the subject of a brief report
when the new officers are appointed.
Estimated
Cost.
The total cost of carrying out this work of
Medical Supervision of the children attending
Public Elementary Schools in Willesden I estimate
to be about £ 1,000 a year.