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Staff changes.
The changes of staff and working arrangements are
as follows:—Mr. Richards was appointed to carry out
duties under the provisions of the Housing and Town
Planning Act. Mr. Jones was appointed to the District
vacated by Mr. Richards.
Mr. Bridel, who had held the appointment of
Inspector for 16 years, resigned in October, having
obtained a post in connection with the National
Insurance Act. Mr. W. Billings, who had previously
qualified himself for the post, was appointed an
Inspector to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Bridel's
resignation.
New duties.
The important matter of new and additional duties
has been considered from time to time, but up to the
present no decision has been arrived at.
In the absence of serious epidemic infectious
diseases, the daily detail work of a Health Department,
important though it be, is not a matter of general
interest, which is not helpful to administrative officers
charged with the responsibility of carrying all this
detail work into prompt execution
Results.
As regards the final conclusion, I am content that
the following results shall speak for the activity and
efficiency of the Department as a whole:—
Reduction of
Death Rates
1. The high death rate of about '26 per
thousand, which seemed such a fixed and constant
feature some years back, has been steadily and
slowly reduced to the proportion of 15.3 per
thousand.
Infantile
Mortality.
'2. The heavy mortality of your infantile
population has likewise been reduced from 155 per
thousand to 103 per thousand births.