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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
The Public Health Inspector, or Inspector of Nuisances as
he was then called, was the first full-time health officer of the
Council. Before the end of the nineteenth century he had been
redesignated Sanitary Inspector, and it was not until 1956, that
the present name of Public Health Inspector was adopted. This
latter designation was long overdue, as the Public Health Inspector's
duties had widened considerably over the years, to cover many
aspects of the physical environmental health service.
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 endeavours
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.
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 Inspector's
time, but there are others which require his attention for many
hours.
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