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The Staff employed by the Borough Council in the Maternity and Child Welfare
work differs in the following particulars from that employed in 1921:—
Miss Morrell who was appointed health visitor in December, 1921, commenced
her duties on January 30th. Miss Robinson, the temporary health visitor, left the
service of the Council on the return to duty of Miss Barnes after her illness towards
the end of February. At the beginning of May. Miss Frith relinquished her post of
clerk, and Mrs. Rutherford, who was at the time holding a temporary post on the
clerical Staff, was appointed to the position thus vacated. Miss Lehane was then
appointed temporarily to assist at the centres and with the clerical work of the
department and commenced duty on 22nd May.
Miss Smith was appointed assistant cook at the Maternity Centre, 152,
Kingsland Road, in place of Mrs. Campbell, who was obliged to resign on account of
ill health.
Miss Thorogood was appointed cook caretaker, Mrs. Powney nurse and cleaner,
and Mrs. Harris helper and waitress at the Council's dining centre, 31, Herbert
Street, and commenced their duties early in the year.
Mr. J. Watson, mortuary keeper, after twenty-four years' service, during which
he discharged the duties appertaining to his office in an efficient and satisfactory
manner, was obliged to leave the service of the Borough on account of ill health. He
retired on a pension in December. Mr. W. Bailey, who had been acting temporarily
as mortuary keeper for several months, was appointed permanently to the position
at the end of the year.
In connection with the work of the Department, some 21,916 communications,
written and printed, were despatched from the office during the year. These included
7,530 notices and summonses, 3,812 letters, cards and other communications on
matters under the Public Health and Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 241 in connection
with the work under the Factory and Workshops Acts, 8,933 on various matters
connected with infectious disease, verminous cases and disinfection, and some 1,400
agendas and reports concerning the work of the Department. In addition to the
foregoing, some 11,592 forms, milk books and cards, 9,386 letters and other communications,
and 4,680 agendas, reports and other documents relating to the work
under the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee were despatched, so that altogether
the total number exceeded 47,000, which is again greatly above the average for
previous years. The increase of over 2,000 as compared with 1921 is due to the
large amount of clerical work under the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee
which was approximately 25 per cent. greater than in 1921.
I have again to express my satisfaction as to the manner in which the various
officers belonging to the department have discharged their duties, and to place on
record my recognition of the valuable assistance rendered by the Assistant Medical
Officer of Health, the Senior Inspector, and the other Officers concerned in the work
of protecting the health of the Borough during the year.