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My personal thanks are due to Dr. Dykes for his friendly help
and co.operation on taking over my new duties and also to the staff of
the Public Health Department for their assistance in compiling this
report.
A.R.P.
Since the outbreak of war, a large amount of the time of the
Public Health Staff has necessarily been taken up with A.R.P. duties.
A summary of the personnel and organisation of the casualty
services in the first months of the war is given below:—
Officer in charge of the
Casualty Services Medical Officer of Health.
Officer in charge of
Decontamination Mr. Heath, Senior Sanitary
Inspector.
Ambulance Officer Mr. Ellis, Temp. Assist.
Sanitary Inspector.
Officer in charge of
Stretcher Bearers Mr. N. F. Brunt.
First Aid Posts were established as follows:—
Loughton. M.O. in charge. Sister in charge.
Roding Road School Dr. Hamill Mrs. Kearney
Staples Road School Dr. Bell (Sept.—Nov.) Mrs. Platten
Dr. Matland (from Nov.)
Chigwell.
Great West Hatch Dr. Anderson Mrs. Williams (S.R.N.)
Buckhurst Hill.
The Clinic, Dr. Voller Miss Bishop
Buckhurst Way
Mobile First Aid Unit Dr. Roberts. Mrs. Ashwell (S.R.N.)
Transport Officer Councillor Perry
In March, 1939, Mr. W. H. Digweed, Assistant Sanitary
Inspector, was seconded for duty as A.R.P. Officer and Mr. E. A.
Ellis appointed Temporary Assistant Sanitary Inspector in his place.
I am,
Your obedient Servant,
L. S. FRY, M.D., D.P.H.