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STAFF OF THE COUNCIL'S PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Medical Officers.—In addition to the Medical Officer of Health and the Tuberculosis Officer,
who are whole time officers, the Council retain the part-time services of several medical men. Dr.
Remington Hobbs, Medical Superintendent of St. Mary Abbots Hospital, acts \as Consultant
Gynaecologist in cases of puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia; Dr. Ronald Carter serves the
Council during the Summer months in connection with their scheme for the treatment of zymotic
enteritis; and towards the end of the year Dr. Reginald Lightwood, an assistant physician on the
staff of the Princess Louise Kensington Hospital for Children, was appointed to take charge of the
Rheumatism Supervisory Centre which was opened in November for the purpose of dealing with
children notified under the Kensington (Acute Rheumatism) Regulations, 1927.
Male Sanitary Inspectors.—The normal staff is ten District Inspectors. For the purposes of
sanitary inspection, the Borough is divided into ten districts, one. of which is allotted to each of
the ten inspectors, who carry out duties under the Public Health Acts, the Housing Acts, the
London County Council (General Powers) Acts and, so far as men's factories and workshops are
concerned, under the Factory and Workshop Act.
Mr. Henry Dawes, who is the Sanitary Inspector for No. 10 District (Brompton area), holds
the position of Senior Sanitary Inspector in accordance with the requirements of Section 7 of the
Public Health (Officers) Act, 1921.
During the early part of the year the Council were still employing two temporary Sanitary
Inspectors on the inspection, measuring up and registration of houses let in lodgings, and in issuing
the necessary Sanitary Notices required to bring these houses up to the standard of habitability
decided upon by the Council. In May, one of these temporary Inspectors obtained a permanent
post in another Borough and the Council decided that, as the majority of those premises which
were suitable to be registered had been placed on the Council's Register of Houses let in Lodgings,
the employment of one temporary Inspector would be sufficient to complete the work required.
They, therefore, did not fill the vacancy thus created.
A summary of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors will be found on pages 22 to 24, columns 1
and 2 at the end of each table representing the work of the temporary officers.
In 1925, the Public Health (Meat) Regulations came into operation and the Council appointed
a special Officer to carry out the duties required by the regulations. This Officer, who holds the
Certificate of the Sanitary Inspectors' Examination Board and the Meat Inspectors' Certificate,
also carries out the duties under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, the Rag Flock Act, and the
Milk (Special Designations) Order.
Women Health Officers.—There are nine ladies appointed as Women Health Officers. Seven
are engaged in the work of visiting mothers of the poorer classes and advising them in the care and
management of their infants, and in assisting with the work of the seven Infant Welfare Centres.
They also devote a portion of their time to the inspection of factories and workshops where women
are employed, and in visiting cases of ophthalmia, enteritis, measles, whooping cough and consumption.
Two Women Health Officers (Miss Hargrave and Miss Haycock) are employed on
in-door work at the Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Health Lecturer.—Mrs. Hayman commenced her duties as Health Lecturer in June, 1926
She is a fully trained hospital nurse. Her office is a part-time one occupying approximately five
half-days a week. As the work is experimental in nature, the appointment is regarded as a
temporary one.
Clerical Staff.—In addition to Mr. J. H. Wilson, the Chief Clerk of the Department, there are
seven clerks, one of whom is attached to the Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Other Staff.—There are :—
{a) Five Disinfectors, including a man who acts as engineer.
(b) A Mortuary Keeper.
(c) Two Sanitary Labourers who assist in drain testing.
(d) A Superintendent and Matron of the Medicinal Baths*
(e) A Rat Officer.
Particulars of the staff, as required by the Ministry of Health Circular No. 359, appear in
Table 7. of the Appendix.