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16.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
THE CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR
1959
Public Health Department,
Municipal Offices,
New Maiden.
August, 1960.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of
the Borough of Maiden and Coombe.
Lady and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my 7th annual report on the work of
the Public Health Inspectors during the year.
At the November meeting the Council gave careful consideration to
the provisions of the Clean Air Act, 1956, and it was decided to make the
whole Borough smoke controlled over a period of twelve years by a series
of Smoke Control Orders. This will necessitate additional staff to deal
with the great amount of extra work involved and I hope to receive the
co-operation of all concerned in the implementation of these measures
which will bring great benefit.
As mentioned in the body of my report a new form of Improvement
Grant was introduced during the year. These "Standard Grants" are
available as of right for the provision of certain modern amenities and
the procedure for obtaining them is quite simple. The original
Improvement Grants, which are given entirely at the discretion of the
Council, have been renamed "Discretionary Grants" and are still available up
to a maximum of £400.
Mr. R. M. Borlase, Public Health Inspector, resigned on the 18th
October, 1959, and the Council was not able to fill this vacancy until
the 25th April, 1960. This seriously affected the work of the department
particularly in view of the constantly increasing volume of work.
Mr. J. T. Thompson resigned on the 31st August, 1959, to become a
Pupil Public Health Inspector with a neighbouring authority.