Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health [to] the Corporation of the City of Capetown.

  • Cape Town (South Africa). City Health Department.
Date:
[1925]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health [to] the Corporation of the City of Capetown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Day Nursery.—The Day Nursery which is conducted at 118-1.22, Aspeling Street, Capetown proper, for the convenience of those mothers who are obliged to earn their own living, has continued its work. The Nursery is under the supervision of a resident European matron, who is a trained nurse. The demand for the advantages offered by the Nursery have been small. A Nursery such as this does not meet the needs of the mothers employed in domestic service, but rather those who are engaged in industrial work, and the industrial employment of women, especially the mothers of families, in Capetown is not extensive. Daily attendances of Paying and Free Children at the Day Nursery, Aspeling Street, Capetown Proper, for the period 1st July, 1924, to 30th June, 1925. MONTH; ATTENDANCES, AMOUNT^PAID. Paying @ 4d. per diem. Free. Total. 1924. July . 157 55 212 £ s. d. 2 12 4 August ... 97 46 143 1 12 4 September 119 60 179 1 19 8 October ... log 46 155 1 16 4 November 124 44 168 2 1 4 December 80 50 130 1 6 8 1925. January 92 48 140 1 10 8 February 93 47 140 1 11 0 March ... 129 57 186 2 3 0 April 89 37 126 1 9 8 May 108 44 151 1 16 0 June 118 58 176 1 19 4 Year 1,315 592 1,907 £21 18 4 SECTION V—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION. STAFF. The following changes in the staff of the Department have occurred during the year under review : — 1st August, 1924. 2nd 3 3 3rd ,, 3 3 6th ,, 3 3 1st September, 3 3 1st 33 12th 33 24th ,, 3 3 4th October 33 24th November, 33 2nd February, 1925 6th ,, 3 3 20th ,, 3 3 26th March, 3 3 2nd June, 3 3 1st October, 3 3 Miss D. Reeves (previously engaged in the same capacity) appointed as Health Visitor. Mr. C. Morgan appointed as Learner Sanitary Inspector. Mr. W. B. West appointed as Learner Sanitary Inspector. Mr. S. F. Ricketts appointed as Sanitary Inspector. Mr. J. H. Kyle appointed as Sanitary Inspector. Mr. R. W. Robinson appointed as Sanitary Inspector. Mr. J. F. Ollett, Sanitary Inspector, died. Miss H. M. Stevens engaged as Health Visitor. Mr. H. Fish appointed as Sanitary Inspector. Mr. N. Redpath engaged as Rodent Inspector. Mr. U. Ehrnke engaged as junior clerk. Mr. H. Potts engaged as junior clerk. Mr. C. B. Fuller, Assistant Removal Inspector, resigned. Mr. A. Turner engaged as Assistant Removal Inspector. Mr. A. Farquharson engaged as junior clerk. Dr. L. W. Barlow appointed as Acting Assistant Medical Officer of Health during the absence on extended leave of Dr. A. W. Reid from 1st October, 1924, to 31st January, 1925. The late Mr. Ollett had been in the service of the Municipalities of Clare¬ mont and Capetown since 1908, and as Sanitary Inspector since 1909. His loss was greatly regretted by his colleagues.