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STAFF TRAINING
Public Health Inspectors and Technical Assistants
The Council provides facilities for public health inspectors and
technical assistants to undertake refresher courses and to attend
conferences and courses relevant to their work. In 1970 the following
courses were attended : —
A course on fire prevention by two public health inspectors ;
A course on noise prevention and control by two public health
inspectors ;
A two-day housing symposium by three public health inspectors ;
A course on the use of fibre building boards in fire prevention by
one public health inspector ;
A one-day course at the Infestation Control Laboratory, Tolworth,
by five public health inspectors ;
A weekend school organised by the Association of Public Health
Inspectors by one public health inspector ;
A one-day course on the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises
(Hoists and Lifts) Regulations by one public health inspector
and two technical assistants; and
An urban noise conference by two public health inspectors.
The Chief Public Health Inspector attended the Annual Conference
of the Association of Public Health Inspectors at
Blackpool from 14th to 18th September, 1970, and he also
attended a two-day food symposium at Lancaster University.
Student Public Health Inspectors
Under the limits imposed by the Public Health Inspectors'
Education Board, six students are allowed to undertake training
within the department. They attend day release courses at the
South-East London Day College combined with a full programme
of visits and practical training with a qualified inspector.
Four students were in training in the department at the close
of the year.
During 1970, one student successfully passed the final Diploma
Examination for Public Health Inspectors.