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these, the live births notified during the year were approximately 94 per cent. of the
number registered during the year as compared with 98 per cent. in 1924, 88 in 1923,
88 in 1922, 98 in 1921, 85 in 1920, and 95 in 1919.
A summary of the work of the doctors and health visitors is appended (pp. 71
to 75). It follows on the general lines of previous years.
Subjoined are brief particulars as to the staff employed and the work carried
on at the Model Centre, 210, Kingsland Road, during the year under consideration :—
The staff comprises a matron (Miss Borrow), a sister, two staff nurses, four probationers
and a cook, who are resident in the institution. Staff nurses Wenham and
Boon were appointed in April and June respectively to fill vacancies caused
by resignations. The appointments of probationers are for one year only, but the
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee may permit an extension of this time if such
extension be considered desirable in the interest of the work. Probationers Harrop,
Punter and Duncan were appointed during the year. Towards the end of 1924, the
Committee decided to reverse the previous arrangement and to engage a resident cook
and to replace the two maids by non-resident workers. In pursuance of this
arrangement, Miss Riggs was appointed cook, and commenced duty early in January.
The non-resident members of the staff are the Assistant Medical Officer of Health
(Dr. Radford), who is in charge of the observation wards, an emergency Medical
Officer (Dr. Hamilton), who also acts as occasional anaesthetist for dental purposes, a
dentist (Mr. Dodd), who attends on Wednesday mornings, an anaesthetist (Dr. Carswell)
for the dental clinic, and for consultations the staff is as under
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Dr. Hodgson
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Monday afternoons.
Tuesday afternoons.
Wednesday afternoons.
Thursday afternoons.
Friday afternoons.
Friday mornings.
In accordance with a scheme laid down, six health visitors, together with two lady
clerks, are in attendance at the consultations. As explained below, an additional
health visitor was appointed in March. A sewing class is conducted by the health
visitors on Wednesday afternoons.
With a view to economy, a reduction was made in the cleaning staff during the
year. A death vacancy was not filled and the services of one waitress and cleaner
were dispensed with, the staff now consisting of two porters (male), a cook-help and
cleaner, a cleaner, a baby-minder cleaner and waitress, and a cleaner and laundress,
six in all, who are non-resident.
At the weekly ante-natal clinic on Fridays, the average attendance has been ten
expectant mothers per session. The occasional post-natal cases seen are included.