Report / Board of Health, City of Edmonton, Alberta.

  • Edmonton (Alta.). Board of Health.
Date:
[1964]
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Credit: Report / Board of Health, City of Edmonton, Alberta. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION The city of Edmonton, under the Public Health Act of Alberta, constitutes a Health District. The health services are operated by and under the sole control of the Local Board of Health. Representation on the Board is obtained by Council, the school boards, the medical and dental professions. The Board meets monthly. The chief executives of the Local Board of Health are the Medical Officer of Health and the Deputy Medical Officer of Health. Organizationally, the Department consists of a number of divisions, each responsible through an administrative chain to the executive. The administrative chain provides resource and supervision to the personnel in the field. The city is divided into six regions, each tributary to a regional office. The various divisions except administration, are represented in these offices. The divisions are: Administration: Under the supervision of the Administrative Secretary performing i. general office procedures ii. vital statistics iii. administration in connection with Board of Health meetings. Medical Division: Graduate medical officers (full-time) performing general duties in the ciinics, in the schools and on the district. School physicians (half-time) and con¬ sultant pediatricians. Nursing Division: (Graduate Public Health and Registered Nurses) (a) Infant and Pre-School: A cadre of specialized nurses, one to each regional office clinic, operating the clinic and ancillary services with and through the district public health nurse. (b) Immunization Clinics: Specialized nurses, one to each regional office clinic, operating the clinic with the assistance of the district public health nurses. (c) District Public Health Nursing Services: Each region is composed of a number of districts, to each of which is allotted a district public health nurse. The district public health nurse is responsible for all nursing service therein. Her efforts are supplemented in certain spheres by the specialized clinic personnel. Tuberculosis Division: The core of this division consists of the specialized tuberculosis nursing staff supplied to the Department by the Kinsmen of Edmonton. Control is ex¬ ercised directly and indirectly in co-operation with the district public health nursing service. Close liaison is maintained with the Tuberculosis Division of the Provincial Health Department. Environmental Hygiene: A group of graduate public health inspectors, operating both from the central office and the regional offices, maintaining at this time a completely generalized service. It becomes apparent that complete generalization of service will be impossible to maintain much longer. Dental Division: Under the supervision of the Dental Director, a graduate dentist supplies clinical maintenance to the dentally indigent, and dental auxiliaries (hygienists; survey, counsel and apply prophylactic treatment to the pre-school and school children. Food Inspection Division: A graduate veterinarian is employed in meat inspection and is responsible directly and indirectly through the Public Health Inspectors for food manufacturing and processing. Milk and Water Division: The Milk and Water Division is responsible for the clean and disease-free production of milk and milk products, the supervision of water supplies and swimming pools.