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PART 3
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
The year under review has again been a busy one, but although
one student inspector passed the Diploma Examination this only
made up for the loss of one inspector who retired. It is quite
obvious that, in future, greater use must be made of technical
assistants to assist public health inspectors by carrying out the
every-day routine inspections of certain types of premises.
Housing work, both in connection with slum clearance and
multiple occupation, was very actively carried out during the year,
and the addition of two technical assistants working full-time on
houses in multiple occupation has enabled the section to carry
out a great deal of work. Notices under the Housing Act, 1961, were
served for the first time for the provision of additional facilities
and for fire precautions to certain houses in multiple occupation
and this produced the desired effect in that all the work was
carried out to these properties. Direction Orders and Management
Orders were also made during the year on many properties and
these also proved effective.
Work in connection with the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises
Act, 1963, was not as fruitful as could be hoped, mainly because
of lack of staff. However, authority was given during the latter
part of the year for the employment of two additional technical
assistants for the purpose of carrying out visits under this Act and
it is hoped that in the ensuing year far better results will be
achieved.
The Food Hygiene (Markets, Stalls and Delivery Vehicles) Regulations,
1966, came into operation on the 1st January, 1967, and
whilst it cannot, as yet, be said that every stall complies fully with
these Regulations, work to bring them up to standard has progressed
throughout the year.
During the year, this Authority, together with many other Authorities
throughout the country, took part in an elaborate programme
drawn up for the sampling of pesticide residues in food. This was