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Mr. George B. Hatfield. During the year Mr.
George Lansbury, one of the Managers elected by
the Poplar Board of Guardians resigned his office, and
to fill the vacancy thus caused the Guardians on the
12th August elected the Rev. John T. Wyatt. The
first meeting of the Managers subsequent to that
date was held on the 8th September, when Mr. Wyatt
was present and took part in the proceedings. A table
showing the attendances of the Managers at the various
Board and Committee Meetings during the year has
been prepared, and will be found on page 16 of this
report.
Managers.
At the close of the current year the staff numbered
170 persons, of whom 92 were resident, and 78 nonresident.
The particulars relating to each member of
the staff will be found in Appendix II. During the year 43
appointments have been made and 30 officers have left
the Managers' service, namely:—
Staff.
23 Resigned.
1 Promoted to another office.
1 Death.
1 Superannuation.
4 Dismissed.
With regard to the Nursing Staff 37 candidates
applied for the office of probationer nurse, thirteen
of whom have been appointed; of these two left at the
expiration of their two months preliminary probation,
one by reason of ill-health, and one on account of
unsuitability for the office.
In connection with the preliminary probation of the
Probationer Nurses the managers have found from
experience that the two months' trial agreed upon when
the regulations were first adopted did not afford sufficient
opportunity for deciding as to the suitability of the
candidates for the work, and at the request of the
Probationer
Nurses.
Term of
preliminary
probation
extended.