Annual report of the Medical and Health Department / Colony of Seychelles.

  • Seychelles. Medical and Health Department.
Date:
[1946]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical and Health Department / Colony of Seychelles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ABBREVIATED ANNUAL REPORT On the Medical and Health Department 1st January to 31st December 1946. I. ADMINISTRATION. A. (i) STAFF MEDICAL. Dr. Rainsford second-d from Uganda proceeded on leave on 1.2.46. Dr. R. Y. Dunlop was seconded from Uganda as Senior Medical Officer and assumed duty on 4.2.46. Dr. P. M. Joseph returnel from leave on 17.1.46. Dr. Sii gleton on secondment returned to Kenya on 13.1.46. Dr. d’Offay arrived on first appointment on 22,6.46. Dr. Kantilal, Assistant Medical ( fficer arrived on first appointment on 4.7.46. Mrs. Rnmpezzoti S. R. N., t'. M. B. (locally engage d) acted as Sister Tutor from 1.6.46. Sister Perpetua proceeded on leave on 23.6 46. (She will not be returning to the Colony owing to ill health). (ii; Staff Fublic Health. Mr. C. W. Grove arrived and took up his appointment as Public Health Officer on 21.12.46. Seven Health Inspectors and two mosquito searchers ^locally trained) a sist him in this side of the work throughout the Islands. (iii) Staff ! isposition. Doctors. Victoria Hospital : Dr. Dunlop Dr. Joseph Pr. Cbrstianson Dr. d’Offay Praslin, Curicuse & La Digue : Dr. Kantilal Dr. Singh Sisters. Sr Laurei ce (Matron) Sr Patricia (Maternatiy) Sr Perpetua (Theatre & 1st class) M1 Marie (3rd class male ward) T1 e Public Health staff have Victoria Township as their focal centre. Health Inspectois ate stationed at Praslin and North ai d South Mahe. Reorganisation Medical Services. In November 1946 the Service was reorganised. The part time medical officers i.e. Dr Joreph and Dr Christianson who were entitled to private practice besides drawing a salary for their part time work entered the Colonial Service as full time pensionable officers without private practice. All fees are now credited to Government. Half operation fees are paid to all officers. This Service new conforms completely with the circular sent by the Colonial Office to all Colonies on the question of priv te ] ractice. It is estimated that the yearly revenue from all the Officers will be Rs. 50,000. All patients are now seen at the Hospital and not at piivate residences. Emergei cy calls are of course made to private homes. The reorganisation has gone well and it is felt the population are more happy about tlieii medical attention now. Training. A new teaching school was opened in July 1916 and 20 probationer nurses began training. Mrs. Eamptzzotti was locally engaged to train these girls. A Sister Tutor wis expected to arrive from England in 1946 to carry on with this work but it has no been possible to find cne and Mrs Rampezzotti is to stay in 1947. Half thy probationer nurses work in the wards in the morning and attend classes in the afternoon and the other half attend classes in the morning and do practical ward work in the afternoon. There has been a considerable advance in nursing knowledge and pi oficiency in the hospital since the school wa; opened. All probationers are under contract lor 8 years in training and after for 2 yetrs service Marriage ai d ill health are the only contingencies which allow a nurse to leave the service until 5 yeais have elapsed unless she refunds her training expenses.