Annual report on the Medical Department / Sierra Leone.

  • Sierra Leone. Medical Department.
Date:
[1913]
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Credit: Annual report on the Medical Department / Sierra Leone. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SIERRA LEON E. Principal Medical Office, Freetown, Sierra Leone, June, 1914. Sir, I have the honour to submit, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, and for transmission to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State, the Medical Report on the health and sanitary condition of the Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone for the year 1913, together with the returns, etc., appended thereto. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, THOS. E. RICE, Principal Medical Officer. The Honourable The Colonial Secretary, Freetown. I.—ADMINISTRATIVE. STAFF. % The Medical Staff consisted of :— 1 Principal Medical Officer, 1 Senior Sanitary Officer, 1 Senior Medical Officer, 1 Sanitary Officer, 20 Medical Officers, 3 Native Medical Officers. The following changes have taken place in the Staff:— Dr. R. M. Forde, Principal Medical Officer, retired on pension in the month of July. Dr. T. E. Rice was appointed Principal Medical Officer from the 22nd of August. Dr. D. Alexander, Sanitary Officer, was promoted to be Senior Sanitary Officer of the Gold Coast Colony. Dr. J. A. Beringer came from the Gold Coast to act as Sanitary Officer. The following Medical Officers were appointed :—Dr. Hans Fleming, Dr. W. Allan, Dr. E. H. Mayhew, Dr. F. E. Whitehead, Dr. W. A. Young. [225957] 1a