Annual report on the Medical Department / Sierra Leone.

  • Sierra Leone. Medical Department.
Date:
[1911]
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Credit: Annual report on the Medical Department / Sierra Leone. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31st, 1911. I have the honour to submit the Annual Report on the Medical and Sanitary Department of this Colony for the year 1911. STAFF. The Medical Staff of this Colony consisted of the following— Principal Medical Oiticer, Senior Medical Officer, thirteen Medical Officers, three Local Medical Officers, and a Senior and Junior Sanitary Officer. The Junior Staff consisted of five European Nursing Sisters, one Resident and one Assistant Resident Dispenser, six first class, eight second class, and seven third class Dispensers, eighteen Male Nurses and Dressers, eight Female Nurses, three Probationer Nurses, and one Public Vaccinator. The Clerical Staff consisted of the Chief Clerk and two Assistants, the Storekeeper and his Assistant, and one Sanitary Clerk. The following changes, leaves, &c., occurred during the year : I went on leave on 27th September, and during my absence, Dr. Burrows acted as Principal Medical Officer until 19th December, when Dr. J. Wallace Collett arrived in the Colony, having been transferred from Southern Nigeria on promotion to Senior Medical Officer, and took over the duties of Acting Principal Medical Officer on 20th December. Dr. Burrows took over the duties of Acting Senior Medical Officer from Dr. Allan to the end of the year. Dr. Allan acted as Senior Medical Officer from lOtli May to 19th December. New Appointments.—Dr. J. Wallace Collett, Senior Medical Officer, transferred on promotion from Southern Nigeria. Dr. D. Alexander, Junior Sanitary Officer, transferred from Northern Nigeria. Drs. Rollason and Butler, Medical Officers. Miss Forrest, Matron, Colonial Hospital. Mrs. Kruger and Miss Appleton, Nursing Sisters in the Nursing Home. On Leave of Absence during the year :— Drs. Kennan, S.S.O., Davson, S.M.O., Campbell, Wood, McConagliy, Wood-Mason, Pearson, Burrows, Orpen, Allan, Taylor, Nicholson, Alexander and Arbuckle. Also Nursing Sisters Drewe, Cooke and McLeod. Resignations.—Dr. Davson, Nursing Sister Drewe, and Dispenser F H. Beccles. [150324] 1a