[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset Council
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    These Ofi'icers may hook an auihiihmee or sitting case car thi'ough the Authority's (rcneral Ambulance Scheme if necessary, aiul in difficult cases they are able to apply tor the assistance of trained staff from the Hospitals for the removal of patients. Voluntary Associations. Tull co-operation with the Somerset Association for .Mental Welfare has been maintained and in this way local knowledge, information and advice has been freely available to the Council’s Officers. Staff. T1 le staff em])loyed in the County ITealth Department on Mental Health Services is as follows :— (a) Medical Officers. * The County IMedical Officer of Jlealth and tlie Deputy County Medical (Jfficer of Health are engaged part time in mental health service work for administration. A Senior Medical Officer of the Department has been ])laced in medical charge and directs the Mental Heakh Services. There are also four other Medical Officers a])proved by the Local Health Authority for giving certificates under the Mental Deficiency Act, 101.3, and for making recommendations under Sections 1 and 5 of the Mental Treatment Act, 1030, one of these Officers is employed full-time by the County Council as School Medical Inspector. Three of these Officers are engaged i)art-time on a sessional basis. The total medical staff is, at present seven. (b) Non-Medical Staff. The Mental Health Services are supervised by a full-time Mental Health Officer, assisted Iry an Adnunistrative Assistant. There are three Mental Welfare Visitors, an Organising Instructress foi- Occupation Centres and five Suj)ervisors for the Occupation Centres at Bridgw ater, Kadstock, Taunton, Weston-sui)er-Mare and Yeovil; together with the Su})erintendent and eight Duly Authorised Officers for the County areas. (c) Clerical Staff. Senior Clerks (Male) ... . ... ... ... 2 ,, Clerk (Female) ... . ... ... ... 1 Clerk (Male) ... ... . ... ... ... 1 Clerks (including shorthand-typists) (Female) ... ... 5 9 Of the non-medical staff, all officers arc full-time with the exception of four of the Duly Authorised Officers who are also Kegistrars of Bii'lhs, Deaths and Marriages, and are thus engaged jiart—time for Mental Health Services work. By arrangement with the Clerk of the County Council, the Duly iVuthorised Officers continue to carry out certain w'elfare duties on recpiest and a few investigations have been made on behalf of the Children’s Committee. The Mental Health Officei- and Adnunistrative Assistant for Mental Health Services are Fetitioning Officers under the Modal Deficiency Acts and are .also Duly Authorised Officers. The Mental Welfare Visitors (3) are also appointed Duly Authorised Officers in special circum¬ stances.