[Report 1931-1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Buckinghamshire County Council.

  • Buckinghamshire (England). County Council. n 50052973.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1931-1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Buckinghamshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In the following statistical table of Blind Persons in the County of Buck- ingham for twelve months ending 31st December, 1931, the figures show some variation of those published in the Annual Report of the Buckinghamshire Association for the Blind which covers a twelve months period to the 31st March, 1932. There were a large number of deaths of aged blind persons in the early months of 1932. No. of Blind Persons on the Register, 31.12.31 ,, ,, ,, ,, 31.12.30 No. of New Cases registered No. of Cases removed from the Register :— Deat h ... ... ... ... ... Left the County De-certified No. of registered Home Workers ... No. of Blind Persons training in Institutions No. of Blind Children in Special Schools ... 338 338 52 33 17 2 16 6 19 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1929. Section 58, Whole-time Medical Officers of Health.—As reported last year, the County Council’s Scheme of dividing the County into seven combined districts for the purpose of appointing whole-time Medical Officers of Health had been duly discussed in conference with all the Local Authorities concerned and general agreement had been reached thereon. With the publica- tion of the Ministry of Health’s Memorandum No. L.G.A. 41 giving directions as to the form in which schemes for the appointment of whole-time Medical Officers of Health by combinations of districts or otherwise, are to be sub- mitted to the Minister under this section, the County Council duly approved this Scheme at their meeting held on the 14th May, 1931 and forthwith sub- mitted the draft instrument embodying the Scheme for the Minister’s approval. The details of the county districts to be combined to form the seven Combined Districts appeared in the Annual Report for 1930. Urban District of Beaconsfield.—Dr. A. H. Turner, the part-time Medical Officer of Health for this district died on the 1st April, 1931. As in the case of the vacancies which occurred in the Borough of Buckingham and the Urban District of Bletchley in the previous year the Public Health and Housing Committee arranged to confer upon the appointment of a whole-time Medical Officer of Health for Beaconsfield by means of a Joint Committee of representatives from the authorities concerned. The Joint Committee met on the 17th June when, after a most amicable discussion the following among other resolutions was adopted. “ That the proposal to appoint a whole-time Medical Officer of “ Health for the Urban District of Beaconsfield to act also as Assistant “ County Medical Officer on the lines indicated by the County Medical “ Officer in his report be adopted.” This resolution was duly approved by the County Council at their meeting held on 23rd July, 1931. Owing to certain difficulties which arose in respect of advertising at the Salary agreed upon between the County Council and the local Authorities concerned the appointment was not made. In the meantime the death of the Medical Officer of Health for the Urban District of Slough opened up the possibility of dealing in another manner with the vacancy in Beaconsfield. Urban District of Slough.—It was reported that Dr. E. Weaver Adams, the part-time Medical Officer of Health for the Urban District of Slough, had died suddenly on the 24th September, 1931. In this case also the Public Health and Housing Committee arranged for a Joint Committee of representa- tives of the County Council, the Urban Districts of Slough and Eton and the Rural District of Eton to go into the question of appointing a whole-time Medical Officer of Health for the Urban District of Slough. The Joint Com- mittee agreed to recommend the appointment of a whole-time Medical Officer of Health for Slough and also that the officer so appointed shall as a temporary