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Sister Andrews resigned her appointment at the Model Welfare Centre on securing
in July the appointment of Matron to the Poplar Maternity and Child Welfare Centre.
Sister Kennedy was appointed by the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee at
their meeting of 15th July to the post thus vacated.
As in previous years, Mrs. Levi, a former health visitor, was temporarily employed
during the period of the health visitors' holidays.
The following is a brief summary of the communications prepared by the Clerical
Staff:—
Under the Health Committee some 30,771 communications written and printed
were despatched from the Office during the year. These included 7,284 notices and
summonses, 7,503 letters, cards and other communications under the Public Health
and Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 170 in connection with the work under the Factory
and Workshops Acts, 10,614 on various matters relating to infectious disease,
verminous cases and disinfection, and 5,200 agendas and reports respecting the work
carried out. In connection with the work under the Maternity and Child Welfare
Committee some 29,120 communications were despatched, including 11,148 forms,
books and cards in connection with the distribution of milk, 12,532 letters and other
communications, and 5,440 agendas and reports.
I have to acknowledge the help rendered by all members of the staff during a
year made difficult by much illness.
I have also to express my thanks to the Mayor, the Chairman and members
respectively of the Health and Maternity and Child Welfare Committees, and to the
numbers of the Borough Council generally for their kind consideration and help in
connection with the work carried out during the year.
I have the honour to be,
Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
Maitland Radford,
Medical Officer of Health.