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and supervision of operations of first-aid parties at incidents
(including issue and care of equipment).
Administration of medical services to Rest Centres for
homeless persons.
Administration of medical services to shelters and equipment
and administration of medical aid posts at shelters.
Provision and administration of temporary mortuary
accommodation and mortuary vans.
First-aid training of factory personnel.
Local arrangements for evacuation of expectant mothers
and children and aged and infirm persons.
Arrangements for medical inspection and local arrangements
for evacuation of children suffering from effects of
air-raids.
Special arrangements arising out of war conditions for
disinfestation.
Arrangements for administration of all medical war
services as centred in Control.
Sanitary inspection of food supplies under war-time
conditions.
Medical inspection of war refugees.
It is evident that a very considerable increase in duties has been
placed upon the Public Health Department and this has brought
to notice the special capabilities of many members of my staff who
have carried out their arduous, and at times dangerous, duty in
a manner worthy of the very highest approbation. I cannot speak
too highly of the work of my department during these past very
trying months, or of the help I have received from Dr. Barlow and
Dr. Bielenky, and Dr. Brookman who has more recently been
appointed. All these medical officers have cheerfully carried out
many emergency duties that could not have been foreseen as arising
out of the ordinary routine work of these emergency conditions.
For instance, the medical inspection of nearly a thousand foreign
refugees was carried out voluntarily and with no remuneration by
these medical officers who had been appointed for specific A.R.P.
duties, which did not cover this circumstance. The Borough has
been very fortunate indeed in the choice of these medical officers.