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II.—GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
As already stated 1935 was a year of momentous changes not only in the
personnel of the staff but also in the organisation of that staff.
Formation of a Food Section.
Previously, all the sampling and most of the supervision of food premises
was performed by the District Sanitary Inspectors. On January 1st the Food
Section took over all duties appertaining to sampling and food-stuffs. This
section consists of the following Sanitary Inspectors—Messrs. Abson, Dee,
Brown and Vogler.
Appointment of a Housing Inspector.
Mr. Bottomley was appointed as Housing Inspector on 27th February.
This appointment was made necessary by the great amount of special work
under the Housing Acts which was taking place and which is likely to increase
very rapidly.
Appointment of a Specialist Inspector for Bug Eradication.
Mr. Edwards was appointed to this position on 29th May. This appointment
was made necessary by the determination of the Council to eradicate the
bed-bug from the existing Council property and to prevent its access to the
future property. Plans are prepared for the construction of a Disinfestation
Chamber and a start will be made on the building of this chamber early in the
new year.
Appointment of Two Additional Clerks.
These appointments were made in order that the work of the department,
greatly increased during the past few years and still increasing, could be
carried out satisfactorily.
Appointment of a Clerk to the Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
Miss Goldsmith was appointed on the 6th August in a temporary capacity
pending the opening of the new Tuberculosis Dispensary. In the meantime
she was taught the routine of the Notification Register and other routine
duties. On December 2nd she took over her duties as clerk to the Dispensaries.
Changes MEDICAL.
On December 2nd, the date on which the new Tuberculosis' Dispensary
was opened for patients, Dr. O'Shiel ceased his part-time duties as Tuberculosis
Officer and became a full-time Maternity and Child Welfare Medical Officer
and Deputy Medical Officer of Health.
Reorganisation
of Staff.