[Report 1952] / School Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council.

  • Denbighshire (Wales). County Council. no2004062613.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / School Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Dr. A. J. Smith was appointed as an Assistant Medical Officer, and commenced duties on the 16th June, 1952. Her duties are the genera] duties of an Assistant Medical Officer, but her work is confined mainly to the Wrexham Borough and neighbouring rural areas. The appointment of Dr. Smith— a new appointment—has helped to relieve the pressure (jf work on the Assistant Medical Officers, and has enabled the De- partment to increase its services both as regards clinics and the School Health Service Dr. Mary Rowland Hughes commenced duties in June, 1952, as Ophthalmic Specialist, on a part-time basis. Mr. D. Glen Thomson^ Senior Dental Officer, resigned on the 30th September, 1952, to take up the post of Senior Dental Officer in the City of Birmingham. While congratulat- ing Mr. Thomson upon his promotion, it was regretted that this Authority was losing his valuable services. Mr. John G. Roberts, who has served as an Assistant Dental Officer with this Authority, was appointed to the post of Senior Dental Officer on the 1st November, 1952. It has not been possible to obtain a replacement of Mr. Roberts as Assistant Dental Officer, and the dental staff has, therefore, been further depleted, and now consists only of the Senior Dental Officer and one Assistant Dental Officer. Miss M. Wynne Evans was appointed School Nurse/ Health Visitor for the Llangollen area, and commenced duties on the 14th January, 1952. Mrs E. G. ReeSj who had been serving the Coedpoeth area as School Nurse/Health Visitor, resigned on the 31st July, 1952. The area was taken over Mrs. V. Richards, who was ai)pointed on the 5th August, 1952. Miss C. E. Davies resigned on the 29th May, 1952, upon the return of Miss! S. C. Evans, who had been away on a Health Visitors’ Course at Bolton.