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(b) Number of buildings demolished? None. (c) Number
of representations still under consideration ? None.
(8) Staff engaged in housing work with, briefly, duties of each
Officer? Housing work performed in conjunction with the
Housing Board of the Ministry of Health has been organised
and supervised by the Borough Engineet, and carried out by
some members of the staff of his department, assisted by the
Rating Surveyor. Thus, the following have been engaged upon
the work:—
Borough Engineer and Surveyor: Organiser and Chief Administrator.
1 Assistant Surveyor
1 Inspector of Sewers and Drains
Supervision of
drainage, etc.
1 Engineering Assistantand
Draughtsman
1 Draughtsman
Preparations of plans. Preparing
quantities and making estimates.
1 Rating Surveyor: Inspection and reports re unoccupied
houses with a view to their requisition by the Council.
WORK OF THE STAFF OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
I am glad to be able to confirm fully the favourable opinion of
the work of the whole staff of this department which I expressed
when writing my Annual Report for the year 1918. During the year
1919, the work has been performed efficiently and conscientiously
by every branch of the department, and it is quite time that those
who in the past have thought fit to belittle the work of the department,
and to question the efficiency of the staff ceased to do so.
The work of the department, is the most important work performed
under the Borough Council, which, indeed, exists for the purpose of
looking after the public health of the Borough; and upon the
efficient and faithful performance of the work of the department
the health of the Borough depends. I do not believe that there is any