The Labour Party and the Nursing Profession
1927 1927 1920s 40 pages 36 Neither the population of the area administered by the local authority, the area in which it is situated, nor the qualifications of the health visitors appear to have any effect upon the salaries paid. For instance, in the six largest towns, all with a population of over...
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London : The Labour Party (London : Co-operative Print. Society Ltd.)
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36 Neither the population of the area administered by the local authority, the area in which it is situated, nor the qualifications of the health visitors appear to have any effect upon the salaries paid. For instance, in the six largest towns, all with a population of over 300,000, the lowest salaries vary from £142 to £217 6s., and the highest salaries from £202 to £313 3s. Thirty-six local authorities, all within a short distance of London, pay minimum salaries varying from £150 to £244 13s. 10d., and maximum salaries varying from £150 to £377. One municipal corporation pays a scale of £214 rising to £236, plus a uniform allowance of £15 to a health visitor possessing the Central Midwives' Board Certificate only; while another pays a scale of £142 to £190 to a health visitor holding the Board of Education Diploma and the C.M.B. Certificate; an urban district council pays a fixed salary of £120 plus an allowance of for uniform and travelling expenses to a health visitor with three years' general nursing training and the C.M.B. Certificate. Male sanitary inspectors have a higher scale of salary than women health visitors. HOLIDAYS. The same variation is found with regard to holidays. These vary from 10 working days to 34 working days ; 12, 18 and 24 working days being the most general. SUPERANNUATION Of 355 local authorities, about which information has been obtained, 157 have superannuation schemes in operation for their health visitors ; 198 local authorities have no superannuation schemes, but 79 of these are considering the matter. ALLOWANCES. Uniform allowances vary considerably ; 32 local authorities make no allowance, 47 provide uniforms, 53 make allowances from £5 to £10, 93 give £10, and only 14 give more than this amount. In one or two cases there is an allowance for laundry in addition, but this is very rare. Fourteen County Councils make subsistence allowances varying from 2s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. per day to cover the cost of meals away from home. Travelling allowances are equally varied. In 20 cases no allowance is made, in 70 cases actual out-of-pocket expenses are paid, 21 provide and maintain bicycles, 8 County Councils make allowances on a mileage basis ; in other cases allowances vary from £1 to £40 per annum. PAYMENT DURING SICKNESS. There is the same lack of uniformity with regard to payment during absence on sick leave. In 27 cases there is no fixed rule but each case is considered on its merits ; 69 local authorities give full pay (some less Sickness Benefit under the National Health Insurance Act), without specifying any limit of time ; others give full pay for periods varying from two weeks to seven months, followed in some cases by further periods at half-pay. OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROMOTION. The health visiting profession offers few opportunities for promotion. Only 31 of the local authorities about which information has been obtained have superintendent, assistant superintendent, or chief health visitors receiving a higher scale of salary than the other members of the staff. In many cases, the Assistant Medical Officer of Health, or the Maternity and Child Welfare Medical Officer of the local authority acts as superintendent of the health visiting staff.
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