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SECTION IV
GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
The Chief Public Health Inspector Mr. M.F.G. Randall, has
supplied the following report on the environmental health services.
Staff — Inspectorate
Under the direction of the Chief Public Health Inspector the
following are the general arrangements:—
For purposes of Public Health, Shops/Offices inspection the
Borough is divided into 12 and 4 areas respectively and the two
Divisional Public Health Inspectors supervise the work of all
the inspectorate.
Three Inspectors specialise in food, drugs, water sampling,
food complaints, and diseases of animals legislation and two
Rodent Officer/General Assistants carry out pest eradication
and disinfection.
The Associate Chief Public Health Inspector is responsible
for dealing with meat inspection problems, staffing and other
arrangements at the slaughterhouses where our two authorised
meat inspectors are engaged full time and where students from
Tottenham Technical College and other local authorities receive
tuition in meat inspection.
At the end of the year four student Public Health Inspectors
were undergoing training in the Department — two attending a
three year "sandwich course" at Tottenham Technical College
and two a four year "day release" course at the same college.
A further student who had qualified at the end of the previous
year was subsequently appointed as a Public Health Inspector
by a neighbouring authority in January, 1967.
During the year one District Public Health Inspector left
the service of the Council and the vacancy was filled.
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