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and children of Fulham. She was the friend of every
mother, and her cheery optimism and practical help
have kept many a family going through troublous times.
We deeply regretted her decision to leave us. Few
people have left a deeper mark on the home life of the
Borough.
We were glad that the Council was able to retain
the services of Mrs. Gregory, who for twenty-one years
has been Housekeeper at Greyhound Road Centre and
who during all that time has worked amongst the
mothers at the various Clinics held there.
To Miss Williams and Mrs. Gregory must be given
much of the credit of the success of the work undertaken
by the Voluntary Committee under the direction of the
late Dr. J. C. Jackson, who was for so many years
Medical Officer of the Borough.
The assumption of complete control of the Centres
by the Council necessitated some changes in the stall,
and it was decided that one extra Health Visitor and an
experienced clerk would be more useful than the appointment
of two Health Visitors. It was considered that
the vast amount of clerical work entailed by the growth
of the Department would be more suitably performed
by one trained expressly for this service, and that the
Health Visitors would thus be left more free to devote
their time to Health Visiting duties. Accordingly,
Miss Kaye was appointed to the Health Visiting staff,
and Miss Drury was transferred from another department
of the Town Hall to the Clinics. The new arrangements
are proving very satisfactory.
As has been formerly stated, an essential feature
of any Maternity and Child Welfare scheme is the
Health Visitor, and in Fulham no one is appointed to
the stall who is not a trained nurse holding the certificate
of the Central Midwives Board and either the
Sanitary Inspector's or the Health Visitor's certificate
in addition. Several also hold certificates which show