Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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(16) Masseuse to Orthopaed'c Clinic (part
time).
(17) Clerk (half-time) Clerk to Maternity
and Child Welfare
Clinic.
(18) do. do.
(19) Female Assistant to Dental Surgeon
(whole time).
(20) Female Shorthand Typist to Dental
Clinic (whole time).
(21) Female Assistant Clerk to Dental
Clinic (whole time).
Duties of Staff.
Up to the end of April, 1934, the School Medical Officer
undertook all Routine and Special examinations, was Medical
Officer to the Minor Ailment Clinics, Surgeon to the Ophthalmic
Clinic and Anaesthetist to the Dental Clinics.
At that date an Assistant School Medical Officer was
appointed who shared all these duties with the exception of
those in connection with the Ophthalmic Clinic.
The Consulting Surgeon attends the Orthopaedic Clinic
once a month and the Consulting Physician is present at the
Rheumatism Clinic once weekly.
The Dental Surgeon works for seven sessions in the
Chiswick area and for three sessions in the Brentford area
weekly. The Assistant Dental Surgeon at Chiswick attends
three sessions weekly while the Assistant at Brentford holds
two sessions weekly.
The School Nurses attend all Routine and Special
Inspections held by the School Medical Officer and Assistant
School Medical Officer, conduct frequent Hygiene Inspections
at the schools, undertake Home Visiting and perform nursing
duties in the Clinics.
Nurse Cruickshank undertakes duties connected with the
Strand and Central Schools; Nurse Thompson with the
Belmont Schools and Beverley Infants' School; Nurse Chitty
with the Hogarth Boys' and Infants' Schools; Nurse Clarke
with the Hogarth Girls' School; Nurse Catherwood with the
Ealing Road, St. George's, St. Paul's Infants' and Lionel Road