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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Staffing
The Council's policy of centralising Departments in
Romford was brought to fruition so far as this section was concerned
with the move of the section and the rest of the Health
Department from the Council Offices, Billet Lane, Hornchurch,
to "Mercury House", Mercury Gardens, Romford, on the 1st and
2nd July, 1972, the Department becoming operational in its new
location as from Monday, 3rd July, 1972 This necessitated a
considerable change in our working habits — vacating ground
floor accommodation and being rehoused on the 10th floor of a
multi-storey office block served by lifts
The vacancy for a District PublicHealth Inspector existing
at the beginning of the year was filled in March Unfortunately
this Inspector resigned in the Autumn but was replaced in
December
The Public Health Inspector who specialised in Food and
Drugs retired in October his duties being taken over by another
District Public Health Inspector This vacancy for a District
Pub! c Health Inspector was filled at the end of the year
An additional post of Public Health Inspector was created
by the Council for special duties connected with improvement
areas, the post being filled at the beginning of October and a
new appointment of aTechnical Assistant was filled in theSpring
The third year Student Public Health Inspector duly qualified
mid-year and obtained a post as District Public Health
Inspector with a neighbouring London Borough at the end of July
This vacancy was filled by the appointment of a new Student in
September and he started his first year's training at Tottenham
Technical College — a three year course
The Senior Public Health Inspector and District Public
Health Inspector who had been stricken with serious illness
during 1971 both returned to duty in a restricted capacity in the
late Spring
On 31st December, 1972, the Environmental Health Inspectorate
consisted of:-
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