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West Ham 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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NURSING STAFF.
Miss W. M. Barnes (Matron, Fyfield Residential Open Air School)
Miss E. Adams. Miss M. James (Nurse, Fyfield
(Resigned November, 1932) Residential Open-Air School).
Miss E. Alford. Miss C. H. Jones.
Miss D. S. Ayton. Miss E. Large.
Miss A. Burrows. Miss A. K. McCormack.
Miss E. M. Bussell. Mrs. M. Mace.
Miss A. J. Costain. Miss I. B. B. Mann.
Miss M. M. Empson. Miss L. F. Manning.
Mrs. E. G. Eyton. Miss F. R. Pritchard.
Miss E. Fraser. (Resigned December, 1932)
Miss L. C. Glover. Miss M. H. Rose.
Mrs. C. B. Halls. Miss E. R. Tanner.
Miss E. D. Harris. Miss M. E. Tanner.
Miss F. G. Hobbs. Miss M. A. Van Ryssen.
Miss C. E. Hutton. Mrs. S. Wilderspin.
Miss E. K. Jack. Miss D. Wright
Miss A. Sheehan (Temporary).
(2) Co-ordination of Departments.
The School Medical Officer is also Medical Officer of Health,
and there is the closest co-operation between all the Departments
under his control.
(a) Co-ordination between the School Medical Service and
the Maternity and Child Welfare Department is secured by the
transfer of the Health Visitors' following-up cards to the School
Medical Department. These cards are allocated to the child's
School Medical Dossier when it becomes of school age, and so
are available for the School Medical Inspection at the first examination.
The part use of the School Dental Clinics for children
under 5 years (as a temporary measure) by the Dentist of the
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee was discontinued in
March, 1933.
(b) Care of Debilitated Children requiring Convalescent
Treatment.—Arrangements for convalescent treatment of all
children in the Borough are made through the Medical Officer of
Health's Department. Cases are referred for convalescence to
the Medical Officer of Health by:—(1) Assistant School Medical
Officers, (2) Assistant Maternity and Child Welfare Medical
Officers, (3) District Medical Officers, (4) Tuberculosis Officer,
(5) Private Practitioners or Hospital Medical Officers.
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