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As stated in last year's report, an agreed payment is made to
the Corporation by the London Borough of Merton in respect of
the use of the mortuary for the reception of bodies of dead persons
from Merton.
Crematorium Regulations, 1930
Under these regulations, 1,756 cremations were authorized
during the year.
STAFF TRAINING
Public Health Inspectors
The Council provides facilities for Public Health Inspectors to
undertake refresher courses and to attend conferences and short
courses which are relevant to their work. During 1966, one Inspector
attended a week-end refresher course organised by the Association
of Public Health Inspectors and another Inspector attended
a part-time course extending over six weekly afternoon sessions at
Kingston College of Technology on the subject of noise abatement.
Student Public Health Inspectors
The recruitment and retention of student public health inspectors
is a matter of particular concern, especially in view of the serious
shortage of qualified inspectors. The Public Health Inspectors
Education Board at present limits the number of students who
may undertake training with a local authority to an approximate
ratio of 1 to 3 to the number of qualified inspectors employed.
The number of students who may train within the Department is
therefore at present limited to six and all these posts are filled.
In view of the Council's concern at the need for more student
public health inspectors to be trained, representations were made
to the Greater London Whitley Council stressing the need and the
difficulties in achieving this with the existing quota restrictions.
The Greater London Employers endorsed the Council's observations
and have sent a letter to constituent authorities asking
them to play their full part in the training field, since it was
apparent that if all London Boroughs were to take up their full
quota of students it would be possible to undertake training of a
further 50 students.
Students attend day release courses at South-East London Dav
College and their training includes a full programme of visits and
practical training with a qualified inspector. During the year. one
student successfully completed his training and is now employed
as a qualified inspector and a further student was appointed to
undertake training.