The training and employment of health inspectors in New Zealand.

  • New Zealand. Board of Health.
Date:
1963
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Credit: The training and employment of health inspectors in New Zealand. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    i. PROCEDURE 1. At the inaugural meeting we decided to seek the opinions and submissions of interested organisations. Those organisations that made submissions are listed in Appendix 1. We met on four other occasions. 2. We also had the benefit of the findings of the working party set up by the United Kingdom Ministry of Health referred to previously and to a number of reports of expert committees of the World Health Organisation, and, as the problems here are similar to those investigated by these various committees, we accepted their findings as authoritative and will quote sections of the reports which are considered appropriate. I. THE ROLE OF THE INSPECTOR 3. Before attempting to define the duties of an inspector it is necessary to consider the organisation of environmental health services and the part he should play in the health team. Basic patterns for the administrative organisation of environmental sanitation in member countries of the western Pacific are described as follows in the Report on the Seminar on Education and Training of Sanitation Personnel in the Western Pacific Region published by the World Health Organisation in January 1960: The Medical Officer of Health — Health Inspector Team—This type of administrative unit, which functions normally with the Minis- tries of Health or other Government authorities, has sprung historically from the United Kingdom mould. In general, it operates with a minimum of liaison between health agencies and autonomous public works agencies at both country-wide and local levels. With minor modifications to suit regional conditions, this system is in operation in Australia, New Zealand, Malaya, and other Commonwealth countries of the region.” “The Health Officer — Public Health or Sanitary Engineer — Sanitarian or Sanitary Inspector Team—This type of administrative complex, which is normally confined to Ministries of Health or upper echelons of government, is shaped historically in the U.S.A. mould. It operates with much variation in legally prescribed or financially induced liaison between health agencies and otherwise autono- mous public works agencies. ‘The scheme has been adopted by Japan, the Philippines, and the Republic of China. 7