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Piggeries 25
Stables 21
Swimming baths and pools 166
Accumulations of refuse 477
Verminous premises 489
Work places 42
Treatment of premises for bugs 52
Treatment of premises for fleas 51
Treatment of premises for cockroaches 10
Treatment of premises for ants 12
Treatment of premises for other insects 5
Destruction of wasps nests 52
Drains tested 123
Conclusion
In order that additional senior public health
inspector positions could be created without
incurring greater expenditure the establish
ment of 6 pupils was reduced to 4. Miss F E
Stimson was appointed as a pupil to attend the
University of Birmingham to take the BSc
(environmental health) course
The much needed additional senior positions
were filled by the appointment of Mr A E
Canovan (senior public health inspector housing)
and Mr D J Wells (senior public health inspector
food) and the two specialist teams set up by
reducing the districts from 15 to 11 Although
there were staffing difficulties towards the end
of the year the framework was established to
enable the environmental health section to
pursue its duties and responsibilities to greater
effect. However further staffing readjustments
wiII be necessary.
A small effort has been made towards
centralisation of the section by housing the
specialist teams and 5 district inspectors at
92 Bath Road and leaving 3 district and 1
senior public health inspector at the two
divisional offices. However, the environmental
health section will never be wholly efficient
both from the technical or administrative
aspect until all personnel are contained in
one buiIding
My thanks are again due to Mr Bell the
deputy chief public health inspector for his
assistance and encouragement. I am also
grateful to all the public health inspectors
technical assistants and administrative and
clerical staff for their co operation and help.
Rehousing on Medical grounds
During the year 321 applications for rehousing
on medical grounds were received from the
Director of Housing.. All these applications
were supported by medical certificates and
were assessed after visits had been paid by
either the health visitor or public health
inspector.
Public Health Act 1936
Nursing Homes
Section 1 of the Nursing Homes Act 1963 made
provision governing the conduct of nursing
homes with respect to the standard of accommodation
staff and the care provided for patients and
limitations on the number of patients maintained
in each home.
At the end of the year two nursing homes were
registered to which principal medical officers
made periodic visits of inspection,
The Diploma of Public Health assisted training
scheme
The scheme whereby a medical officer is seconded
each year to a diploma of public health course
and granted leave of absence on full pay and
payment of course and examination fees continued,
Dr Daphne P Richards senior departmental
medical officer who was seconded to the 1969/70
course gained the diploma
Dr R H G Chales senior departmental
medical officer was nominated to attend a course
during 1970/71.
Establishments for massage or special treatment
During the year 11 establishments were licensed
by the council for the following purposes
Massage and electrical treatment 2
Epilation by electrolysis 2
Chiropody 4
Chiropody and massage 1
Chiropody and electrical treatment 1
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