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East Barnet Urban District Council
REPORT
of the
CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR
FOR THE YEAR 1961
To the Chairman and Members of the
East Barnet Urban District Council.
I have the honour to present my tenth annual report to the Council.
The year of 1961 was in general pattern similar to 1960. There was
an increase in the volume of work over the previous year mainly due
to the operation of the Clean Air Act. The appointment of another
inspector naturally increased the amount of clerical work, and the
position is such that if either member of the clerical staff is away from
the office for any reason, the amount of work rapidly overwhelms the
remaining member.
Table I, which lists the number of visits made by the Public Health
Inspectors, shows an increase of 1,525, the increase being mainly under
the headings of Public Health, Housing and Clean Air. The increase
in the Clean Air figures is due to the fact that the zone, which was
surveyed during 1961 and which is covered by the order coming into
operation in October, 1962, was approximately 50 per cent larger than
those previously dealt with. The increase in the number of visits
made under the headings of Public Health and Housing was mainly
due to the increase in staff. Details of the work carried out under
these headings can be found in the body of the report.
The number of callers and telephone calls has increased very greatly
during the year and the time taken in attending to these matters has
increased in proportion. With a clerical staff of only two, a continual
Stream of callers hinders the normal routine work by a far greater
amount than the actual time required to answer the query. In
September the Council authorised me to employ a pupil in the
Department, and it will be seen from the list of staff that this has
been done.
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