SANITARY AUTHORITY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14341, 13 January 1911, Page 2

SANITARY AUTHORITY.

The Mackenzie County Oouuul on .Friday lust- cuuiLsßud itself iu a awodiry regarding its posivou with ie;_o-ct to sanitation. The following, fiou Friday's "Otugo Daily Tints' may throw light on the subject.—sumo fen- montdis ago, it wiH be remoniv.Ted, the Health Department, by i.':ng Uio machinery or the Hospital Act £3 it then stood, and without resort::ig to the necessity of having a new not introduced, took .steps to have lite various local bodies in the Otago hospital district consolidated so that it would have one central body to cieal with in regard to thu proper inspection of the districts concerned -n J nation to infectious diseases, etc. A number of the local bodies signified their willingness to become parties to the scheme, but there were others — these being country bodies —which were not disposed to fall into line v ith the Health Department's proposal — for the present at any rate. Now, however, b3 r an amendment made to the Hospitals Act last session, it io compuLsory on all local coutribut'-ig bodies to delegate their powers "n ".aspect of sanitary and infections >Jise,i:;es inspection to the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board of the district, villi which bodv the Health Department will deal direct. This desired er.d having now been given effect to, the details of the scheme are now receiving attention at the hands of f.'r Champtaloup (District Health Officer) and the Otago Hospital and Cliaritnola Aid Board.. V W is anticipated tint