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Deptford 1936

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

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Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Secretary, Tuberculosis Care Committee—Miss B. Lewellin.
Tuberculosis Health Visitors—
Miss A. M. Roy, Gen. Training, c.m.b. h.v. (r.s.i.), Tuberculosis
Cert, (r.s.i.)
Miss E. A. Coles, Children's Training, c.m.b.. h.v. (r.s.i.), Tuberculosis
Certs. (Brompton Hospital), Public Health Diploma
(Battersea Polytechnic).
Dispenser Clerk—Miss G. F. Greig (Asst. Soc. Apothecaries, Cert.)
Assistant Clerk—Miss Irene Pull
Caretaker Attendant—G. Abbott
Municipal Maternity Home, 52 Wickham 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.)
Miss H. Alliston (General Training, c.m.b.)
Miss N. Wood „ „ „
Mortuary and Coroner's Court, Watson Street, S.E. 8.
Mortuary Keeper—A. T. Capstick
Cleansing Station, Watson Street.
Attendant—Mrs. Barnett
Disinfecting Station, Watson Street.
Chief Disinfector—T. Lyons
Disinfectors—F. Smith and F. Peache
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).
The Ranyard Nurses (the remainder of the Borough).
St. John's Nurses (Parish of St. Paul with St. Mark).
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 1s. 3d. per
nursing visit.