Report of the Department of Health / New Zealand.

  • New Zealand. Department of Health.
Date:
[1976]
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Credit: Report of the Department of Health / New Zealand. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Recreational and Other Municipal Facilities Recommendations were made to the Local Authorities Loans Board during the year on 69 proposals for civic centres, recreational reserves, swimming pools, camping grounds, abattoirs, and crematoria to a total value of $34.03 million, an increase of $1.76 million on the previous year. Water and Sewerage Subsidies There were no changes in the conditions for the granting of subsidies during the year. The summary of the current position of the subsidy scheme as at 31 March 1976 is given below. New Works Approved Type of Works for Subsidy 1975—76 Number Value Sewage treatment and disposal* .. 21 $ 2,376,220 Initial sewerage reticulation 13 1,644,264 Water supplies. . 27 3,762,117 Totals 61 $7,782,601 Total Works Approved for Subsidy to 31 March 1976 Expenditure Expenditure 1975-76 1974-75 Number Valuef $ $ $ 199 31,749,029 4,142,973 2,372,050 91 7,408,473 1,387,252 556,814 153 34,276,826 5,375,640 5,162,050 443 $73,434,328 $10,905,865 $8,090,914 *These figures include a limited sewage treatment subsidy scheme which operated from 1960 to September 1969 before being substituted by the present extended scheme. t Includes the value of additional subsidies approved towards completing works begun in previous years. Expenditure on the 10 percent loan capital repayment subsidy scheme was $583,747, an increase of $75,258 on last year. This subsidy applies to the principal content of water and sewerage loans raised by local authorities before 30 September 1969. Over 1500 such loans are currently subsidised. Training in Food Hygiene for Food Industry Staff Following consultations with organisations in the food industry, including management, the unions, and the Trades Certification Board, a long felt need has been met by the holding of the first courses in food hygiene leading to formal examinations. Of the 104 candidates sitting the examination 82 (79 percent) passed. Training of Public Health Inspectors The changes in the training of health inspectors, which were recom¬ mended in the Board of Health Report Series, No. 7, The Training and Employment of Health Inspectors in New Zealand (Second Report) in 1973, were implemented during the year with the appoint¬ ment of seven cadets in the Department of Health and three in local authorities. The present training course, which has operated for 27 years, will be terminated after a transition period, in which both courses will be run in conjunction, in order to maintain a satisfactory number of trained inspectors. Airport and Aircraft Food Hygiene Service The surveillance of food preparation services and water supplies for consumption at airports and for passengers in flight, by physical inspection and the use of microbiological examination was maintained throughout the year. The periodic outbreaks of food-borne illness among aircraft passengers reported from overseas emphasise the need for more care