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CHAPTER V
ADMINISTRATION, STAFF.
During the year your Medical Officers acted professionally for
the Council in performing 49 clinical examinations of actual or
prospective staff and have provided a number of special reports to the
various Committees of the Council. This helps in securing a
medically sound personnel for all the activities of the Council and
enables special consideration to be given to any unusual incidence of
sickness, thereby maintaining a standard of efficiency difficult without
such a service.
So far as the Inspectorate is concerned, there was again depletion
for a large part of the year owing to illness.
I refer with deep regret to the premature resignation of Mr.
R. M. Turner, from the post of Chief Public Health Inspector, which
occurred in December of this year. The Department and the Council
lost, by his resignation, the services of a deeply competent and sincerely
enthusiastic officer. This short note is made merely to act as a record,
because Mr. Turner's departure was noted by a widely attended meeting
of his colleagues and by a resolution of the Health Committee and
the Council sincerely thanking him for the services which he
undoubtedly gave to the Borough.
Great credit is due to the remaining staff for their earnest
endeavours to cope with the difficult situation in which the Department
was placed.
In conclusion, I would express my thanks and appreciation to all
members of the Council, especially those who serve on the Health
Committee, and particularly the Chairman, for the admirable way in
which they have directed the policy of the Department during the
year.
I have the honour to be, Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Your obedient servant,
E. GRUNDY,
Medical Officer of Health
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