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02.
REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY
for THE YEAR 1930, WITH A BRIEF SUMMARY FOR THE
preceding four years.
By Dr. P. L. T. Bennett, Tuberculosis Officer and
Medical Officer of the Bacteriological Laboratory.
There have been changes in this Department during
1930 both in regard to routine and personnel. Owing
to the illness of the Medical Officer of Health in April,
May and June, and the consequent absence of the Tuberculosis
Officer, who was engaged at the Town Hall as
Acting Medical Officer of Health during this period,
it was found necessary to obtain the services of locum
tenens part-time tuberculosis officers: Dr. G. F. Hardy
being Acting Tuberculosis Officer on full-time.
Dr. P. Targett-Adams was therefore appointed
during April : and Dr. C. Ross succeeded him in May
and. june. During .July the Tuberculosis Officer returned
to normal duty at the Dispensary; but during August,
being again at the Town Hall and Dr. Hardy absent on
holiday, Dr. C Ross carried on duty at the Dispensary
as whole-time Acting Tuberculosis Officer.
Miss Shepherd, Tuberculosis Health Visitor, resigned
her appointment in August to take up a similar
post at Ilford under the Essex County Council : the
vacancy being filled by the appointment in September
of Miss E. Walker, formerly on the Brompton Hospital
Nursing Staff.
Miss R. Bowen, Tuberculosis Health Visitor, was
absent on account of illness during the early part of the
year, and returned to duty on June 30th. She had,
however, the grave misfortune to be knocked down by a
motor-car on July 3rd, whilst off duty near her home
and sustained a fractured skull, being unconscious for
nearly five days and suffering from severe concussion
afterwards. Her illness was very protracted and I much