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Hertfordshire County Council.
Public Assistance Institutions
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Shrodells
Vicarage Road
Watford Herrs.
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Dr. Anna Blair was House Surgeon to this hospital for seven months in 1932 33. Dr. Blair had under her care acute and chronic surgical and medical cases, midwifery ward and Tuberculosis ward, as well as a number of mental cases received for observation. She also assisted at operations and adminis- tered anaesthetics for the visiting surgeons and myself and also performed some of the operations herself.
Dr. Blair proved herself to be a very agreeable colleague with a good knowledge of her work which she performed very satisfactorily.
Certified true copy.
Sd. Alan A. Duffus.
M.B. Ch. B. D.P.H.
Secretary, Medical Department.
22nd July, 1939.
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13. Navy, Army, or Air Force service, if any. Rank held and any decorations, mentions despatches, etc., obtained.
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The names (with initials,
rank, and Regiment) of the senior officers under whom you served in H.M.'s Forces, and the period of your service under each officer, should be stated in Section 15 (b).
(If you were of military age, but did not hold commissioned rank
or
were exempted from military service during the Great War, you should submit your dis- charge Or exemption papers for inspection.)
14. Personal References.
Give the names and addresses of two referees. They should be responsible persons who know you well, either in private life or in business; and one at least should be well acquainted with you in private life. The names of relatives must not be given, nor those of distinguished persons unless they know you well. Testimonials from your personal referees should not be sent.
15. (a) Testimonials.
1. Name
Address
Occupation
Dr. Wilson Lee.
Solent.
Period during which
he has known you
2. Name
Address
Occupation
Dr. O'Connor.
Hants.
(Month & Year) (Month & Year
Llanymene ch, Montgomeryshire, Wales.
Period during which
he has known you
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The Colonial Secretary will not be able to consider a candidate unless, so far as possible, every stage of his career (including his education) is covered. You should therefore either submit testimonials with your application or arrange for testimonials to be sent direct to the Colonial Secretary: -
(a) The testimonials which you submit yourself should not exceed six in number, unless more are necessary to cover every stage of your career. They should all be sent in together unless undue delay would result. The originals and one copy of each should be enclosed, the former will be returned after inspection Copies should preferably be on foolscap paper, and may be in MS., in print, or typewritten. If, for any reason, you experience difficulty in obtating a testimonial to cover a particular period of your career, you should state the reason in writing. In this case the name and last known address of someone who would be in a position to report on your character and conduct during the period in question should be given.
(b) Should either you or the writer of a testimonial prefer that he should send it direct to the Colonial Secretary, there is no objection; but you should state hereon that he is doing so and for what period he will speak. The contents of reports or testimonials received by the Colonial Secretary direct can in no case be communicated to you at any time.
You should state, in the space below, the name, address, and occupation of the writer of each of your
testimonials, the period of your career for which he can speak, and the capacity in which he speake
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