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APPENDIX L.
April 28th, 1937.
Health Department.
Laboratory Technician.
Regulations governing the appointment.
1. The appointment is open to candidates who have passed the London Matriculation
Examination. Candidates must have taken chemistry as one of the subjects of such examination
or otherwise produce evidence of a knowledge of chemistry.
2. The holder of the post will be required to pass the Examination for the Certificate of the
Laboratory Assistants' Association within two years of becoming eligible to sit the Examination at
the age of 22 years.
3. The post will be an established post.
4. The salary will be 40s. per week rising by annual increments of 10s. per week to a maximum
of 70s. per week.
5. The holder of the post must undertake to remain in the Council's service until he has passed
the Examination for the Certificate of the Laboratory Assistants' Association, after which the post
is terminable by a month's notice on either side.
6. The appointment will be automatically determined in the case of any candidate who fails
to pass the Laboratory Assistants' Examination within two years of his becoming eligible to sit for it.
7. Preference will be given to candidates who are Willesden residents or who have been educated
in Willesden schools.
GEORGE F. BUCHAN,
Medical Officer of Health.
May 14th, 1937.
APPENDIX M.
MEMORANDUM ON CLINIC WORK AND CLINICS.
Prepared by the Medical Officer of Health in accordance with instructions given by the Health
Committee at its meeting on Tuesday, 11th May, 1937.
Before proceeding to discuss the growth of Clinic work generally and its relation to the individual
items in the estimate dated 2nd April, 1937, relating to new Health Centre (2), I think it would tend
to clarify the position if I pointed out how difficult it is to make a line clearly dividing new work from
old as in many instances both old and new work are interlocked. For example, in connection with the
provision to be made for the new medical work for children 1 to 5 years it has to be remembered that
the existing medical work is beyond the actual capacity of the doctors now employed. The same statement
applies to dental work.
Health Centre (3) was opened in April, 1930, and based on the expected increase of work, the
Council provided roughly an increase of clinic staff of about 25 per cent. The total clinic attendances
in 1929 were 98,991 and, in 1930, 133,189, or an increase of 34.5 per cent., being a greater increase
than was anticipated. Since 1930, clinic attendances have continued to increase and last year, namely,
1936, they reached the record figure of 231,164 or 73.5 per cent. over 1930. During these years, 1930-36,
the only increases of staff have been an orthopaedic nurse, a general nursing assistant and a junior
clerk. In addition, it should be noted that the general population of Willesden during the same period
has gone up from approximately 180,000 to approximately 200,000.
Medical Work.
The following items represent additions to the medical work of the Clinics:—
1. Nursery Classes.—Although there are only some 300 children in nursery classes, nevertheless
these classes require strict supervision in connection with infectious diseases, because the age period
2.5 years is the period when children are particularly susceptible to infections. The nurses attached
to these classes have, therefore, to visit them regularly each week.
2. Secondary Schools.—2,500 children have come under health supervision by arrangement
with the Middlesex County Council in secondary and technical schools. They are dealt with for
purposes of medical inspection in the schools and for eye treatment and the provision of spectacles
at the Clinics.
3. Maternity and Child Welfare.—These attendances, which, of course, are included in the
general clinic attendances, have greatly increased. In 1930, there were 3,930 ante-natal attendances
alone, while, in 1936, there were 11,293. In addition, in 1930, there were 2,883 visits made to expectant