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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
Mr. H. C. Boswell, Chief Public Health Inspector, reports as
follows:—
THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
The following report is essentially a review of the work
performed by the Public Health Inspectorate during the past year
in their endeavours to secure satisfactory hygienic conditions for the
well being of the inhabitants of the Borough, and also gives one
an opportunity of assessing a programme for further improvements
in the environment.
As stated in previous reports, the work of the public health
inspectors is varied and covers a very wide field in their endeavour*
to secure good conditions of living, working and recreation.
Although some of the services mentioned in the following report
are not the direct responsibility of the public health inspector, he
must keep himself acquainted with all the kindred branches of
environmental health and sanitation. It is therefore pleasing to
state that there is a happy relationship and co-operation with all
sections of the Health Services, including the Public Analysts and
the Pathological Laboratories.
During the past year there has again been an increase in legislation,
the implementation of which falls on the public health
inspectors, these include numerous Regulations, Orders and Standards
relating to the purity and quality of foods. The two most
important pieces of legislation recently introduced are
The Meat Inspection Regulations, 1963.
The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963.
Both of these will mean increased work for the department,
and are referred to more fully later on in this report.
Much of the work carried out is collated under the heading
"Nature and Number of Inspections," this unfortunately relies on
the number of inspections made for specific purposes, and does not
present a true picture of the amount of work involved, for example,
one visit may only occupy a few minutes of an inspectors time but
there are others which require his attention for many hours. 1'
would not be possible to give details of all complaints and inspections
made in connection therewith, the following however is a
good example.
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