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Deptford 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Tuberculosis Health Visitors —
Miss E. M. Porteus (Gen. Training, h.v., Tuberculosis Cert.)
Miss A. M. Roy (Gen. Training, c.m.b., h.v., Tuberculosis Cert.)
Dispenser Clerk—Miss G. F. Greig (Asst. Soc. Apothecaries, Cert.
Bacteriology.)
Assistant Clerk—Miss Irene Pull
Caretaker Attendant—G. Abbott
Municipal Maternity Home, 52 YVickham Road, S.E. 4.
Matron— Miss K. Smith (General Training, c.m.b.)
Sister—Miss A. M. Cross ,, ,,
Nurses—Miss A. Packer ,, ,,
Miss L. Voysey (Women's Hosp. Tr., c.m.b.)
:1:Miss W. Phebey (General Training, c.m.b.)
Resigned Apr., 1931.
Miss K. M. Tidball (General Training, c.m.b.)
Resigned Apr., 1931,
Miss R. G. Miller
Appointed Apr., 1931.
Resigned Sept., 1931.
Miss H. Alliston ( Do. do. )
Appointed May, 1931.
Mrs. E. Grant ( Do. do. )
Appointed Oct., 1931.
♦Resigned, to study for Health Visitors' Certificate.
Mortuary and Coroner's Court, Watson Street, S.E. 8.
Mortuary Keeper—G. W. J. Wagner
Cleansing Station, Watson Street.
Attendant— Mrs. Barnett
Disinfecting Station, Watson Street.
Chief Disinfector—T. Lyons
Disinfectors—J. Crisp and F. Smith.
Driver—J. Lloyd
Nursing in the Home.
The following District Nursing Associations undertake the nursing
of necessitous cases in their homes :—
The Queen's Nurses (part of Canterbury Ward).
'Hie Ranyard Nurses (the remainder of the Borough).
The work is carried out in close co-operation with the Health
Services of the Council, particularly in regard to the work of the
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres and the Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Nursing is undertaken on behalf of the Borough Council of children up
to the age of five years suffering from measles, whooping cough,
diarrhoea, poliomyelitis and ophthalmia neonatorum. During epidemic
periods, pneumonia and influenzal pneumonia (all ages) are included.
Payment is made by the Borough Council at the rate of Is. 3d. per
nursing visit.