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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 1967, three
inspectors attended a three-day refresher course organised by the
Association of Public Health Inspectors and one inspector attended
a part-time course extending over six weekly afternoon sessions at
the South-East London Technical College on the subject of smoke
abatement.
Student Public Health Inspectors
The number of students who may undertake training with a local
authority is limited by the Public Health Inspectors Education
Board 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 were filled at the end of the year.
Students attend day release courses at the South-East London
Day College and their training includes a full programme of visits
and practical training with a qualified inspector. At the beginning
of the year five student inspectors were under training in the
Department. During the year, one of these successfully completed
his training and was appointed as a public health inspector and
two further students were appointed to undertake training.