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B.—GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE BOROUGH
1. Public Health Officers of the Authority
The names and qualifications of the Staff of the Health
Department employed by the Authority are given at the beginning
of the Report.
2. Integration of Health Services
Areas
The area of decentralisation for Personal Health Services under
the National Health Service Act, 1946 and for the School Health
Service under the Education Act, 1944 coincide with that of the
Borough as the Local Sanitary Authority.
Most of the Members of the Borough Council's Health Committee
are Members of the Health Area Sub-Committee of the
County Council.
Staff
The same medical staff are available for these services and the
Medical Officer of Health and the Deputy Medical Officer of Health
have joint appointments with the County and Borough Councils.
Hospital and other Services
Three Members of the Local Sanitary Authority (and seven
members of other Local Authorities) are Members of the Hospital
Management Committee. The Medical Officer of Health is also a
Member of the Hospital Management Committee, of the Group
Medical Advisory Committee, and of the Divisional Executive of
the British Medical Association.
Local Offices of the Essex County Council
There is a local office for the Duly Authorised Officers in the
Mental Health Service, although this is directly controlled by the
County Medical Officer at Chelmsford. Similarly there is a local
office of the Welfare Department at Wanstead directly controlled
again by the County Welfare Officer at Chelmsford.
The local representatives of the Children's Department and
for blind welfare share accommodation in the same building in
Walthamstow with the Duly Authorised Officers.
Medical and Nursing Staff Liaison
Regular clinical meetings are arranged by the Divisional
Executive of the British Medical Association and by the medical
societies of the Connaught and Whipps Cross Hospitals.
The medical and health visiting staff carry out periodic rounds
with the paediatrician at Whipps Cross Hospital and with the