PUBLIC HEALTH.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18202, 13 October 1924, Page 6

PUBLIC HEALTH.

responsibilities of local BODIES. y or some time past the Health Department, acting under the Public. Health Act, lias been informing County Councils ihat it is Iheir duty to look after the public health in t.hcir respective districts. suggestions from the Medical Officer of Health not being taken seriously by some of the eo.mt.os tie Ins latelv made it plain to them that t"i" n dutv thev will havo ti> uuder-l-iko whether they like it or not, stntquire distinctly that <hc Health Inspector, whose salary the counties lrl v i-< their inspector even thougn Lin" an officer of the Department as n ll® As the inspector for North Canterburv Mr Cruick?h:mk was not nceorded by the Eyre County Council the -privilege of using the (ouncil/s headed nupe.r on which to write his requisitions' to recalcitrant ratepayers, Dr. Telford waited 011 the Council at their meeting and explained the position, c'tatin". inter alia, lb.it as Mr Crni.-k----;hank was the Council's inspector he should be assisted l\y the Council as much, as po?:dole. After discnssiou. m ■which ,Ur. lelford assured the Council that no important requisition should be sent out nr lo"al action instnuted without the matter first bebg submitted to th« , Council it was decided to supply the f orm to the Inspector on the underhanding that copies of all notices seat out be forwarded to the Council aa well as t0 the Health Department.