The Yorkshire Branch

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enter the Service as the work had m a n y attractions. Factors operating against them entering were : - (a) T h e expense of taking the six m o n t h s ' full time Course. (b) The inadequate salary and uncertainty of pension for the qualified candidate. The Committee recommended that : The Ministry of Health add to the present subsidy a maintainance g r a n t of £60 per candidate, in accordance with t h e prinicple on which.elementary teachers are trained. It was stated that : T h e Service was getting better known and appreciated t h r o u g h the work of the Section in supplying lecturers on the work to the young probationers and through the press. If the m a i n t a i n a n c e g r a n t were given and the Nurses could be ensured of (a) an adequate salary, and (b) free migration within the Service , without loss of seniority or pension ; there would be no difficulty about the supply of entrants having the basic qualification of a general trained Nurse.

Admb~istration of the M. and C, W. Acts. A letter was considered from the Women Sanitary Inspectors' and' Health Visitors Association asking for a conference with representatives of~the Society in reference to matters connected with the administration ~of the M. and C. W., and other, Acts directly Concerning t h e work of Health Visitors. Copies of the Memorandum issued by the Association in this connection in November, 1926, having previously been Circulated to members of Council, general sympathy was expressed width the aims of the Association. It was agreed, however, that in view of the proposed negotiations between the Association and representatives of Local Authorities, support could best be given by members of the Society as individuals rather than by a preliminary conference of selected representatives. Representation of the Society.--The following were nominated to represent the Society at (1) Annual Conference of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, The PreSident and Dr. E. W a r d ; (2) Third Imperial Social Hygiene Congress, Prof. A. Bostock Hill; (3) North of England Education Conference, 1928, Dr. S. Fox Linton ; (4) Annual Conference of the Sanitary Inspectors' Association, Dr. A. T. Nankevill. The Council then adjourned. THE

MIDLAND

BRANCH.

President: Dr. G. B. Dixon, Chief Tuberculosis O ~ c e r ,

B!rmingham. Hon. Secretary : Dr. R. H. H. Jolly, M . O . H . , Wolver-

hampton.

A special meeting of this Branch was held at Leicester, on April 7th, 1927. In the absence of the President o f the Bi'anch, Dr.

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E. H. Snell (President of the Society) took the Chair. Twenty-six members were present. The report of the Salaries Committee (Public Health, March, 1927, p. 180) was submitted and adopted without amendment. Letters were received from the Yorkshire Branch soliciting the support of the Midland Branch in the nomination of Dr. J. j. Buchan, M.O.H., Bradford, for the Presidency of the Society during the session 1927-28, and from the North - Western and Metropolitan Branches requesting support of the nomination of Dr. James Wheatley, County M.O.H., Shropshire. It was unanimously resolved to support Dr. Wheatley's nomination. During the afternoon the members, accompanied by Councillors Hinks, Porbury, Johnson and Cort, visited the new abattoir and pork-factory of the Leicester Co-operative Society, and witnessed a demonstration o f humane killing. The party then proceeded to inspect the municipal housing scheme on the Park Estatel where !,000 concrete and 814 brick houses of the parlour and non-parlour type are being erected. The visit concluded with tea kindly provided by the: Leicester Corporation. Dr. Snell, on behalf of the Branch, thanked the Corporation for their hospitality and for the very interesting and instructive demonstration which had been arranged. Councillor Hinks, Chairman of the Leicester Public Health Committee, in reply, expressed pleasure at t!aving had an opportunity of meet!nZg so many public health officers in Leicester. THE YORKSHIRE

BRANCH.

Presiden~ : Dr. S. Fox Linton, M . O . H . , Scarborough. Hon. Secretary: Dr. G. H. Pearce, M . O , H . , Batley.

A meeting of the Council of this Branch was held on April 29th, 1927, at the Education Offices, (,?alverley Street, Leeds. The President was in the Chair, and there were also present Drs. Buck, Belam, Gibson, Hill, Jervis, Pick, Pickup, Wear, Williams, and the Hon. Secretary. Apologies for absence were received from Drs. Banks, Buchan, Moore and Scatterty. Various matters in connection with future meetings were considered. An ordinary meeting of the Branch followed the Council Meeting and, in addition to the members above mentioned, there were present

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Drs. Bates, Hebblethwaite, V. T. Thierens, Thornley, and Mr. D. S. Rabagliati. Apologies for absence were received from Drs. Daley, Frazer, M. M. Thierens, and Kaye. The President referred to the recent death of Dr. H. P. Wiltshire, of Hemsworth, President of the Branch in 1919, and the Hon. Secretary was requested to convey the sympathy of the Branch to the relatives of the late Dr. Wiltshire, the members signifying their aproval by rising in silence. The proposed joint meeting at Scarborough between members of the Northern, NorthWestern and Yorkshire Branches was considered, when it was decided that owing to the small number of favourable replies which had been received from members of the Yorkshire Branch it would not be desirable to proceed further. The proposal was therefore dropped. It was decided that the ordinary meeting" in June should be replaced by an outing to Bolton Abbey on Midsummer Day, June 24th, and that ladies sl-~ould be invited. The arrangements were left in the hands of the President, Drs. Bates, Vincent T. Thierens, and the Hon. Secretary, it being understood that, unless a reasonable number of members expressed their wish to take part, the function would not be held. Consideration was given to a letter respecting cancer propaganda, received from Dr. Hillman, of Wakefield, Member of Council of the British Medical Association, and Chairman of the Propaganda Sub-Committee of the Medical and Scientific Committee of the Yorkshire Council, British Empire Cancer Campaign, in whicl{ the support and interest of local medical officers of health was sought. The feeling of the m e e t i n g was in favour of every assistance b e i n g rendered where possible. Attention was drawn to a previous letter from the Secretary of the Yorkshire Council, British Erflpire Cancer Campaign, which had been before the meeting on December 31st, when, at that date, it w~s decided that " it appeared to be a matter for each individual medical officer of health to take whatever course might appear to him to be most desirable." The Hon. Secretary was instructed to write Dr. Hillman accordingly. Pursuant to notice given, Dr. F. A. Belam moved, and Dr. \V. Bertram tlill seconded: " That the representatives of the Yorkshire Branch on the Council of the Society, be instructed to re-open the question of the

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administration of the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, and request the Council to reconsider the recommendations of this Branch for presentation to the Ministry of H e a l t h . " The motion was carried. The Hon. Secretary reported on a recent prosecution by the Heckmondwike U r b a n District Council of parents for exposing children whilst in an infective condition from scarlet fever. Further discussion was adjourned to the next meeting. A paper on " Industrial Dermatitis " was read b y Dr. A. Stewart Hebblethwaite, at present Assistant Medical Officer of Health at Leeds, and Medical Officer of Health designate to the County Borough of Sunderland. It is hoped the paper may appear in Public Heattl~ at some future date. Several members, including the President, took part in the discussion. Dr. Pearce in moving a vote of thanks to Dr. Hebblethwaite, expressed the regret of the members at losing so amiable a colleague, whilst at the same time heartily congratulating Dr. Hebblethwaite upon his appointment at Sunderland. The resolution was seconded by Dr. C. Leonard. Williams, and carried with applause. Dr. Hebblethwaite suitably replied, particularly referring to his regret at being compelled to sever his relationship with the Yorkshire Branch.

T H E W E S T OF E N G L A N D

BRANCH.

President : Dr. C. E. Tangye, County M.O.H., Wiltshire. Hon. Secretary: Dr. P. H. Stirk, M.O.H., Exeter.

A meeting of this Branch was held at Exeter on April 29th and 30th, 1927. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, a discussion took place on the Report of the Salaries Committee referred by the Council to the Branches. The Hon. Secretary was instructed to reply to the effect that the meeting approved of the Report and asked the Society to proceed, as early as possible, on the lines indicated therein. The Hon. Secretary stated that he had informed the Council of the resolution passed by the Branch at their previous meeting regarding the records to be kept by midwives as laid down by the Central Midwives Board, and reported the action taken by the Council in the matter. Subsequently, a Joint Meeting with the Royal Sanitary Institute was held in the