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50.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951.
At the end of 1956 the number of registered premises where filling
materials were used was 111, and during the year 11 licences were issued in
respect of premises where rag flock is manufactured or stored.
36 Inspections of the premises were made.
12 Samples of filling materials were taken and submitted to the Public
Analyst. All were found to comply with the prescribed standards.
PUBLIC HEALTH PROPAGANDA.
During the year Public Health propaganda was continued.
Health propaganda posters were posted and regularly changed from time to
time on the Public Health notice boards which are fixed in positions on the
Council's housing estates. There is also a large notice board situated at
the Town Hall and also one at St. John's churchyard.
In addition to this Public Health leaflefts have been distributed
through the courtesy of the Borough Librarian at the Public Libraries. During
the year food hygiene circulars have been distributed to all shopkeepers
and stall holders and "Do Not Spit" notices have been distributed to owners
of blocks of flats.
Articles have been written and published in the "Newsletter" and in all
cases of infectious disease food handlers' pamphlets are distributed.
PAID PUPILLAGE.
In accordance with the Working Party's recommendations, a system of
paid pupillage for Public Health Inspectors has been extended by the appointment
of three paid pupils. Those appointed are men who are exempt from
National Service. One, who is in his final year, sits for his examination
in July, 1957. Another, who has qualified as a Public Health Inspector in
Southern Ireland, is now in his last two years of training and sits for the
examination in 1958, whilst the third, who has commenced his theoretical
training, will sit for the examination in 1959.
These appointments are in addition to the student training scheme
which was commenced in 1946 when students were appointed as clerks and were
given the opportunity to train as Public Health Inspectors. In this
connection the number of students was governed by the number of vacancies
in the clerical establishment of the Public Health Department. At the end
of 1956 three student Public Health Inspectors were being trained; one,
in his first year, has been attending the National Building Certificate
and the other two are in the last two years of their theoretical training
and will sit for the examination in 1958.
Since the beginning of the scheme in 1946 six students have been
successfully trained and passed their qualifying examination.