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BOROUGH OF BARNES.
REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR
THE YEAR 1946.
PREFACE.
In accordance with Ministry of Health Circular 13/47 the Annual
Report for 1946 has been prepared on the same lines as previous
years and consists of two parts, a preface in which reference is made
to items of special interest and an appendix in which is tabulated
the statistics relating to the health of the district.
OFFICES.
Pending the completion of the erection of the temporary municipal
offices in Sheen Lane, where all the departments will, for the first
time since 1928, be housed together, the public health department
has remained divided into two parts, the general public health and
maternity and child welfare sections being located at 117 Mortlake
High Street and the sanitary inspectors' and housing portions at
the Council House, Mortlake High Street. This division is of course
unsatisfactory from an administrative point of view and the reunion
of the sections of the department will be a great advantage.
STAFF.
Dr. W. F. Twining McMath resigned his appointment as Medical
Officer of Health upon obtaining an appointment with another authority.
He left the services of the Barnes Borough Council on the 11th October,
1946, but continued in a consultant capacity as Acting Medical Officer
of Health from the 12th October until 29th December. I commenced
duties as Medical Officer of Health on the 30th December.
Dr. Rosetta Hill was appointed Assistant Medical Officer and
commenced duties on the 23rd September.
As a result of the adoption by the Council of the Scheme of Conditions
of Service of the National Joint Council for Local Authorities'
Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical Services, the
establishment of the department consequently decided upon created
vacancies for a Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector and an Assistant
Housing Manager. On the 13th March, Mr. W. L. Leach, one of
the Additional Sanitary Inspectors was promoted to the first position,
and Mr. A. A. Brown, another Additional Sanitary Inspector, newly
returned from service with H.M. Forces, appointed to the second.
The vacancy for an additional sanitary inspector caused by Mr. Brown's
appointment was filled by Mr. P. J. Shannon, who commenced duties
with this authority on the 13th September.