Annual medical & sanitary report for the year ended.

  • Nyasaland. Medical and Sanitary Services.
Date:
[1938]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual medical & sanitary report for the year ended. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION I. ADMINISTRATION. (A) STAFF. The staff sanctioned for the year 1938 was :— (a) Europeans. Director of Medical Services. 2 Senior Medical Officers. Medical Entomologist. 15 Medical Officers. Office Superintendent and Medical Storekeeper. Pathologist Matron. 11 Nursing Sisters. 2 Sanitary Superintendents. Junior Clerk. (b) Asiatic. 10 Sub Assistant Surgeons. (c) African. 12 Clerks. 1 Laboratory Assistant, 1st Grade. 11 Hospital Assistants, 1st Grade. 5 Hospital Assistants, Junior Grade. 19 Sanitary Inspectors. 36 Vaccinators and Rural Sanitary Inspectors. A varying number of Dressers, Hospital and Dispensary attendants, Native Nurses and Sanitary Labourers. The average number employed during the year was Dressers 204, Hospital and Dispensary Servants 273, Native Nurses 35, with a varying number of Sanitary Labourers. Appointments, (a) Europeans. Dr. H. S. de Boer, M.C., Director of Medical Services Dr. W. A. Glynn, Medical Officer Miss P. Hutchinson, Nursing Sister Miss K. Scott ,, „ ... 12-8-38. 23-8-38. 25-2-38. 22-4-38. (b) Asiatic. Nil. (c) African. Nil. Promotion. Dr. T. A. Austin to be Senior Medical Officer prior to bis transfer to Tanganyika Territory with effect from 1-1-38. Transfers. Nil. Retirement. Dr. A. D. J. B. Williams, O.B.E., Director of Medical Services ... ... 11-8-38. Resignations. Nil. Termination of Temporary Appointments. Mr. E. H. Croghan, Health Inspector ... ... ... ... 8-6-38. Sir. P. D. Jhala, Civil Sub-Assistant Surgeon ... ... ... ... 31-1-38. Deaths. Nil. Change of Title. Sanitary Superintendents are now termed Health Inspectors. (Ordinance, No. 6 of 1938).