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The very good summer last year, while being exceptionally welcome,
brought a spate of complaints regarding wasp nests. Indeed, at times
there were so many that the whole of the available staff were engaged
on destruction of nests, and other work came to a standstill. It was
only by working overtime that complete chaos was prevented.
The work of the Department during the year has been very satisfactory
and in spite of at times being excessive, all the normal duties
have been dealt with; and the additional work kept up to date. It is
quite obvious that the additional duties the Clean Air Act has
involved has brought the amount of work in the Department to a
state where the existing staff is too small to deal with it efficiently.
In conclusion, I wish to tender my thanks and appreciation to the
staff of the Public Health Department for their co-operation and
endeavours in keeping the work of the Department up-to-date in
spite of the increases and in particular to my Deputy, Mr. S. C. Smith.
I also wish to thank all the other Officers of the Council for their
assistance and co-operation.
W. K. Pickup,
Chief Public Health Inspector.
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