Annual report of the Medical Department / Nyasaland Protectorate.

  • Nyasaland. Medical Department.
Date:
[1951]
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    Med.—2944—(s.m.p. 12,483) (330) NYAS ALAND PROTECTORATE Annual Report of the Medical Department for the year 1951 SECTION 1. ADMINISTRATION A. Staff A*- ,v>'; v^v ’C9 »y , • ■ iSC * jT-, 1. Dr. P. W. Dill-Russell acted as Director of Medical Services from May 9th until October 28th during the absence on leave of Dr. D. J. M. Mackenzie. 2. Dr. C. S. Davies, l.r.c.p., m.r.c.s., d.p.h., Assistant Director of Medical Services (Health) went on leave, pending retirement, at the end of December. 3. Dr. R. B. Baird, m.b., m.r.c.p., Pathologist (Specialist grade) arrived in the Protectorate during February, on transfer from Uganda. 4. Dr. J. W. D. Goodall, m.d., f.r.c p., was appointed Medical Specialist and assumed duty during March. 5. Mr. E. J. Kirwan, M.Ch., Special Grade Medical Officer, acted as Surgical Specialist during the absence on leave of Mr. M. A. W. Roberts, f.r.c.s.i. 6. The establishment of Medical Officers was six below strength throughout the year and no first appointments were made during 1951. 7. Mr. M. J. Havenga, b.d.s. (Rand), acted as locum tenens Dental Surgeon for two months of the period that Mr. F. S. Fawcett, l.d.s., was on leave. 8. Dr. W. H. Watson, m.d., was appointed on agreement during December, 1950, as Medical Officer in charge of the Mental Hospital and assumed duty at the beginning of January. 9. Miss E. S. King, s.r.n., s.c.m., arrived in February on promotion from Uganda to take up duty as Principal Matron. 10. Five Nursing Sisters arrived on first appointment and five Nursing Sisters resigned and left the Service. Two of these resignations were on account of marriage. One Nursing Sister, Mrs. E. C. Charteris, went on leave, pending retirement, on the 31st December after eleven years of service in the Protectorate. 11. Mr. F. L. Charteris, m.r.s.i., i.m. & f. (r.s.i.) m.t.a., Chief Health Inspector, proceeded on leave, pending retirement, on the 31st December. Mr. Charteris had had 18 years service with the Government of Nyasaland. 12. Mr. J. R. Daly, Dental Mechanic, left the Service on completion of his contract. Mr. 0. P. Derry assumed duty as Dental Mechanic during November. 13. Mr. L. Gaskin assumed duty during April, on agreement, as Assistant Medical Storekeg?|n 14. Mr. H. D. G. Coffin arrived in the Territory during September, on secondment from Leprosy Settlement Supervisor. 15. Mr. A. T. K. Mkisi, Senior Hospital Assistant in charge of the hospital at Fort Manning, was awarded a Certificate of Honour for work of outstanding merit during his service. The presentation was made on the King’s Birthday. Post Graduate Courses 16. Dr. W. A. Glynn, m.r.c.s., l.r.c.p., Senior Medical Officer, obtained the Diploma in Public Health of Liverpool University. 17. Dr. J. M. Sword, m.b., Ch.B., obtained the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene of the University of London. 18. Dr. R. Park, b.a.. m.r.c.s., l.r.c.p., d.t.m. & h., passed the examination for the Certificate of Public Health at Edinburgh University and is proceeding with the second part of the course for the Diploma. 19. Dr. E. Robinson, m.b., Ch.B., has been accepted for the course in Tuberculous Diseases at the University of Wales and has passed the preliminary examination.