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The appointment of a Specialist Technical Assistant to carry out duties
in connection with hoists and lifts in offices and shops has given an added
impetus to this work and good progress has been made.
The Borough's Smoke Control programme was continued with the making
of Smoke Control Order number 15, this being the last within the old County
Borough area. The programme will now be extended to the former Coulsdon
and Purley U.D.C. area.
The difficulties associated with obtaining and retaining qualified Inspectors
continue to be acute. Three recently-qualified Inspectors were lost to
the Department during the year and at the time of writing this report there
are four vacancies from an establishment of 17 District Inspectors. This will
be aggravated in 1973 by the retirement of two Inspectors and it is only by
maintaining a full complement of Trainee Public Health Inspectors and thus
obtaining the services of newly-qualified Inspectors for at least some time
afterwards that the Department can function reasonably well. This however
inevitably results in added strain on the senior inspectorate.
In concluding my introduction to this my last report, should like to
express my appreciation for the support and encouragement of the Chairman,
Vice-Chairman and the members of the Health and Public Services Control
Committee, the guidance and confidence of Dr. S.L. Wright, Medical Officer
of Health, and the very willing help and loyalty of the whole of my staff.