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Another result of the New Scheme of Conditions was the transfer
of Miss L. M. Fairclough and Miss K. P. Morcom from the temporary
to the permanent staff.
Consequent upon the reorganisation of areas resulting from the
Education Act, 1944, when a scheme for the establishment of a Divisional
Executive Committee for the Boroughs of Barnes and Richmond
was adopted, it was agreed that the Medical Officers of Health of
the respective Boroughs should be appointed Divisional Medical
Officers for the purposes of the School Medical Services and that an
additional clerk be appointed in the Public Health Department of the
Borough of Barnes to carry out clerical work in connection with that
service. Miss M. E. Wright was appointed to the vacancy thus
available and commenced duties on the 12th August.
During the year Mrs. M. Gazzard, a part-time shorthand typist,
resigned and ceased duties on the 5th January, being replaced by
Mrs. R. Alsford, who started duties on the 21st February. Two temporary
juniors, Mr. D. Massam and Miss J. Dupille, also commenced
duties during the year, on the 15th April and 24th February respectively.
The vacant appointment of Matron at the Borough Infectious
Diseases Hospital on the permanent staff was filled by Miss M. McPhee
who commenced duties in that capacity on the 20th March. Mrs.
C. Dyer, who had been kindly acting as Temporary Matron pending
the appointment of a Matron on the permanent staff, completed her
term of office on the 21st April.
Miss M. Farrer, who had been appointed Matron of the Castelnau
Day Nursery resigned and left on the 31st December, 1945. She
was succeeded on the 25th February, 1946, by Miss D. L. Rhodes.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
The work of the sanitary inspectors has been considerably
increased by the present shortage of labour and material. Defective
conditions which before the war would have been remedied within a
short time of the service of an informal notice now tend to remain
unattended to for a very much longer period owing to the difficulties
of the builders. As a result it is necessary for the inspectorial staff
to visit the premises many more times. A necessary but uneconomical
use of their time and energies.
Events still bring to light serious damage to premises due to
wartime bombing and gunfire. To really ascertain present-day conditions
of property generally would entail a full and careful survey of
the borough. Even were staff available for such a survey it would be
of little avail for, with the present limited labour and material, and
the urgent need to press on with the rebuilding of demolished houses