Annual medical and sanitary report / Nigeria.

  • Nigeria. Medical Department
Date:
[1917]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual medical and sanitary report / Nigeria. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It is almost impossible for the Officer in charge of the Sanitary branch to leave the office to proceed on a short tour if he is single handed. The office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics forms part of the Sanitary Office. The control of its working is part of the duties of the Senior Sanitary Officer who has often to investigate matters relative to cases of Births and Deaths, having often to refer many cases of the latter to the Coroner. Increase in the stall' of Sanitary officers is however an after the War problem and one to be kept in view. 8. Sanitary Staff.—The European Sanitary Staff lias consisted of eight Europeans: one Senior Sanitary Officer, three Sanitary Officers and four European Sanitary Inspectors. One Sanitary Officer and one European Sanitary Inspector were for the whole year seconded to the Health Department of the Lagos Town Council. A second European Sanitary Inspector has been seconded to Military service and proceeded with the Expeditionary Force to East Africa. Two of the four European Sanitary Inspectors were appointed during the year. The Native Staff consisted of 75 members: of these 7 form the Clerical Staff and 68 are Sanitary Inspectors. 9. Native Sanitary Inspectors.—Of the 68 on the staff 8 resigned; and in the case of two, their appointments were terminated. A steady weeding out of the undesirable men on the staff is taking place and the employment of a better type of men educationally and otherwise will improve the quality of the service both in efficiency and attractive¬ ness. Sixteen new appointments were made. 10. Clerical Staff.—There have been several changes in the personnel of the Clerical Staff: in the case of one 2nd Class Clerk his appointment was terminated; one 3rd Class Clerk was transferred on promotion ; one new 2nd Class Clerk and one new 3rd Class Clerk were appointed. Such changes in a limited Clerical Staff as that of this office place the office work at a very considerable disadvantage and do not tend to efficiency. 11. Sanitary Inspector s-in-T raining.—Out of seven Sanitary Inspectors-in-Training, six, who had completed two years of training and passed the examination in Lagos at the end of 1916, were early in 1917 sent to outstations fco complete their third year of practical training under Medical Officers. These six men have all been well reported on as regards their work and character whereby they have qualified for admission to the permanent staff of the service. Ten new Sanitary Inspectors-in-Training were appointed in 1917, of these, one was dismissed in December. Seven temporary Sanitary Inspectors were employed. In order to meet the needs of the service it has been found necessary to employ a certain number of temporary Sanitary Inspectors who possess the required standard of education to enter the permanent service. After they have been subjected to a short period of practical training the}7 are appointed to outstations. By this means we are enabled to form an opinion of these temporary men as to how they are likely to shape and it is from amongst their ranks that we draw on for promising men as Sanitary Inspectors-in-Training who undergo the training for 3 years and ultimately enter the permanent service.
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