Annual report on the medical services / Sierra Leone.

  • Sierra Leone. Medical Department.
Date:
[1944]
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Credit: Annual report on the medical services / Sierra Leone. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    T Annual Report 0!' the Medical / r\ Health Services, 1944 — I—ADMINISTRATION Staff.--1Two of the three Medical Officers (Colonial Medical Service) who weie serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Abyssinia were released and returned to duty; but in spite of this, the number of Medical Officers available was barely sufficient to keep existing services going. The post of Venereal Disease Medical Officer provided for in the Estimates was not filled, the Sleeping Sickness and Yaws Campaign was short of one Medical Officer for a considerable part of the year and the additional Medical Staff for Bo Hospital has not been forthcoming. There are still three vacancies in the establishment of Medical Officers (Sierra Leone) unfilled. One Senior Medical Officer (Sierra Leone) was appointed Medical Specialist, and the Medical Officer (Health), (Sierra Leone), was promoted to Senior Medical Officer (Health). Of an establishment of ten Nursing Sisters (Colonial Nursing Service) not more than six were available at any time during the year. Two Nursing Sisters (Sierra Leone) were appointed and one Senior Staff Nurse. The latter resigned on marriage soon after appointment. No progress in the training of subordinate staff at Bo was possible owing to the shortage of trained staff and this shortage of staff has generally slowed up training considerably. Finance.—The expenditure for the year rose to ^174,236 to cover the increased volume of work performed. In addition Colonial Development and Welfare Funds expended were :— (a) L'19,074 os. off. on Malaria Control (b) £y, 100 os. off. on Sleeping Sickness and Yaws. Legislation The folio wing were enacted : — (i) The Lunacy Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance No. 5 of 1944. (ii) The Diseases of Animals Ordinance, No. 21 of 1944. (iii) The Exemption from House Tax Order, 1944—Public Notice No. 2 of 1944. (iv) The Pensions (Pensionable Offices) Order in Council, 1944— Public Notice No. 33 of 1944. (v) The Defence (Anti-Malarial) Regulations, 1944—Public Notice No. 52 of 1944. (vi) The Building Lines Regulation Order in Council, 1944—Public Notice No. 57 of 1944. (vii) The Public Health (Protectorate) (Amendment) Rules, 1944— Public Notice No. 90 of T944. fviii) The Public Health (Protectorate) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules,