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(i) Isolation Hospital Staff.
The staff consists of the following:—
The Medical Officer of Health acts as Medical Superintendent ;
in his absence the Assistant Medical Officer acts as deputy. There
is no Resident Medical Officer.
The resident staff consists of a Matron, one Sister, twelve
trained Nurses, thirteen domestic staff, and a lodge-porter and portress
(the former acts also as an ambulance driver).
The out-door staff consists of a seamstress, an ambulance driver,
a gardener, and a boiler attendant.
(j) Other Staff.
Ratcatcher, who also acts as Disinfecting Officer and assists the
Sanitary Inspectors in the testing of drains.
A list of the members of the staff, with their qualifications, has
been incorporated at the beginning of this Report.
The Officers to whose salary contribution is made under the
Public Health Acts or by Exchequer Grants are the Medical Officer
of Health, the Assistant Medical Officer for Maternity and Child
Welfare, the Chief Sanitary Inspector, and the three Health Visitors.
(2) AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
(a) For Infectious Cases.
Two motor ambulances are provided by the Council for removal
of patients suffering from infectious disease to the Isolation Hospital.
Both ambulances are so constructed as to enable the infected bedding
and clothing to be removed at the same time as the patient. The
ambulances are stationed at the Hospital.
(b) For Non-Infectious and Accident Cases.
The Council have provided a motor ambulance for use in removing
accident cases to hospital, and in such cases no charge is made. The
ambulance may also be hired at a nominal scale of charges, according
to distance, by residents of the district for the conveyance of patients
suffering from non-infectious diseases to hospitals, nursing homes,
etc. In necessitous cases the fees may be remitted.
The Ambulance Service provided by the Council has been
adequate to meet the needs of the area.