[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1944
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CIVIL DEFENCE MEDICAL SERVICE Altlion^ii (‘iieiiiv ;icti\ily was resumed over the Loudon and tlie Soiitliei-n ('oiinlies din-in^^ tlie year witli pilotless planes and ro(d-:et shells, IK) incidents oeein-red in lids area. A request foi- volunteers foi' reinforcing^ the ( asnally Ser\i<-e ])ers()nuel of the London and Southern lic^dons met with an instant res])onse fi-oiii both the full time (|)aid) and ))a)-t time (nnj)aid') staff of file l^hrst Aid Posts in Hirkeiduaul. Allhon^h they were ready to move at \ery shoil notice it did not become nc-eessary foi- them to do so. It was, however. \eiy yratifyin^ to know that the jiersonnel wa-re so loyal and willing to assist. Fnr-fher reductions in the whole timi- paid estahlislmlents were made during Xo\enihei- and I)(>ci-ml)ei-. the authorised ]»aid establish- ment at the end of the yeai- being H Traiiual Xnrses and 4 First Aid Attendants. In conseiiiience of the reduction of the jiersonnel d fixed fii'st aid j)osts wei-e closed and the mobile first aid post dismantled before the end of the year, when there remained 3 tixed fir^t aid pf)sts. Civil Nursing Reserve There wei-e no new develojimenls during the year. i\Irs. G. S. Prentice, Honorary Organising Chairman for the Civil Xhirsing Iveserve for Birkenhead, continued throughout the year u) give very valuable service. Tlie enrolment figures of all Birkenhead Civil Xursing Reserve members up to the end of the year who were giving regular reliable service are as follows : — F^nll time Xnrsing Auxiliaries (including B.li.G.S. and S.J.A.B. members) 76 Part time Xnrsing Auxiliaries (including B.E.C.S. and fe.J.A.B. members) ’208 State Registered and Assistant Xurses 47](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927382_0034.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
