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Propaganda.
The Council during 1936 made a grant of £10 to the Central
Council for Health Education in furtherance of their work of
education in the principles of health.
They also gave support to lectures arranged by the British
Social Hygiene Council.
The booklet enumerating the various activities of the Public
Health Department was revised during the year and re-distributed.
Various leaflets with regard to diphtheria, measles, &c., were
issued to families in which these diseases occurred, and posters were
exhibited from time to time with regard to infant life protection,
rats and mice, &c.
Fouling of Footways by Dogs.
Two offences against the Council's by-law with regard to
the fouling of footways by dogs were reported during the year,
and by order of the Committee proceedings were instituted against
the offenders. The result is shown in the table on page 82.
The application of this by-law to the Borough appears undoubtedly
to have effected a diminution of this objectionable form of
nuisance on the public footways.
Air Raid Precautions.
At the invitation of the Home Office the Council in October
arranged for the Senior Sanitary Inspector (Mr. F. H. Chuter)
to undergo a course of instruction at the Civilian Anti-Gas School
in Gloucestershire, the course being for officials who are to be
responsible for starting training in decontamination work in their
respective areas. Mr. Chuter qualified as a first-class instructor,
and the Council subsequently, on the recommendation of the
Health Committee appointed a Special Committee to make arrangements
for the relief and succour of those who might suffer as the
result of air-raids.
Changes in Staff, 1936.
Medical Staff.—Miss M. O'Flynn, b.a., m.b., b.ch., b.a.o.,
who had been Assistant Tuberculosis Officer (part-time) since 1930
was appointed a full-time officer from October, 1936, and given
duties in connection with the Council's Maternity and Child
Welfare Scheme (vide page 51).
Public Analyst.—The Council in July resolved that the appointment
of Mr. C. Hackman, f.i.c., Public Analyst, should be continued
until further order. Previously this appointment had been renewed
from year to year.
Clerical Staff.—Mr. H. C. Godfrey, Grade B clerk, was promoted
to Grade C in September.