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SECTION B
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR
THE AREA.
Staffing,
At the beginning of the year the newly created post of Deputy Chief
Public Health Inspector was filled by the promotion of Mr. E. Oliver,
one of our District Public Health Inspectors.
The vacancy thus created and the increase in the establishment noted
last year were filled by the appointment of Mr. W. R. M. Gray and Mr.
R. E. Ingleby.
It is gratifying to record that Mr. E. J. Day obtained the Smoke
Inspectors' Certificate of the Royal Society of Health.
Medical Examinations - Staff.
Staff arrangements remain as last year.
During the year arrangements were made for the examination of 248
(258) employees or prospective employees - 68 (84) permanent and 180
(174) temporary. The 1960 figures are given in parentheses.
Public Relations.
The Council now has on its staff a full-time Public Relations OfficerMr.
Glyn Richards, J. P. - and it must be said that leaving the onus of
dealing with public relations entirely to him has been a source of satisfaction.
Whilst affording us due consultation on public health matters
and full co-operation, he has nevertheless the time, experience and
skill to present acceptably to the press and public, items of interest to
them and of importance to us. He is, therefore, of very material value
to this Department.
It was decided to participate in the Hobbies and Handicrafts Exhibition
organised by the Hornchurch Rotary Club. The theme of a modest endeavour
of this kind is usually Clean Air and/or Clean Food. The
Exhibition attracted considerable public support and attention and although
it is demanding from the point of view of time it nevertheless
affords an opportunity of placing our work before the public.
In this instance it could be deemed successful.
Laboratory Facilities.
Under the County Council arrangements certain work hitherto carried
out at the Counties Public Health Laboratories will in future be dealt
with at the Public Health Laboratory, Chelmsford.
Dr. E. A. Atkinson, Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, kindly deals with
a variety of other bacteriological and occasionally pathological material,
whilst the laboratories at both Rush Green and Harold Wood Hospitals
respond willingly to any calls made upon them.
Ambulance Service,
The arrangements remain the same as last year.