CITY of JOHANNESBURG TOWN CLERK's DEPARTMENT, 29Th May
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CITY OF JOHANNESBURG TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT, 29th May 1964„ TO ALL MEMBERS OF ( i ) HEALTH AND AMENITIES COMMITTEE. ( I l ) THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1961. The Report of the Medical O fficer of Health referred to in the Agenda fo r the meetings of the Health and Amenities and Management Committees to be held on 4th and 9th June 1964 respectively, is attached for the in formation of members of the Committee. ROSS BLAINE, CLERK OF THE COUNCIL. REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. CALENDAR YEAR 1961. ERRATA. (a) Page (vi), paragraph 4. The third line should be amended to read "'markedly less, being 733 as compared with 1„159 cases in I960. Ths drop*''» (b ) Page ( v i i ) , paragraph 4 should be amended to reads "The City Health Department conducts the midwifery and curative outpatients services in the Bantu Townships on behalf of the Transvaal Provincial Administration. The Council is reimbursed on the basis of the cost that would be incurred i f the Province it s e lf conducted the services. This falls short of the actual cost to the Council by approximately 16/o or R85„000 per annum. Representations have been made to the Province to take over executive responsibility at an early date or to reimburse the Council for the actual expenditure incurred. As a first step in the take over a new clinic building was completed at Tladi during the year and a Pediatric clinic was transferred to it from temporary premises but a f u ll service had not been established at the close of the year," (c) Page 23 paragraph 5. The third and fourth lines should be amended to read as follows! "Consideration is readily given by the Non-European Affairs Committee to the remission or part remission of rentals where the breadwinner". TABLE OF CONTENTS ( i ) 1961. Page Page - N.°- No. ( i ) TABLE OF CONTENTS. ( i ) ( i i ) ORGANISATION CHART. ( i i ) ( i i i ) HEALTH AND AMENITIES COMMITTEE. ( i i i ) ( i v ) ADMINISTRATION STAFF. (i v ) FOREWORD (v ) REPORT A. I . NATURAL CONDITIONS. 1 2. Child Health Services — 30 I I . VITAL STATISTICS. 3 (i) Child Welfare Clinics. 30 (ii) Home Visiting. 31 1. Population 3 (iii) Inmunisation Service. 33 2. Births 3 (iv) Orthopaedic After-Care Service. 35 3. Deaths 4 (v) Nursery School Service. 35 4. Infantile Mortality 5 5. Maternal Mortality 6 V. MEDICAL SERVICES IN BANTU TOWNSHIPS. 39 I I I . INFECTIOUS, COMMUNICABLE AND V I. MEDICAL EXAMINATION CENTRE. 42 PREVENTABLE DISEASES. 7 V II. SANITATION AND FOOD SUPPLIES. 45 1. Notified Cases of Infectious 1. Health Inspectorate Staff. 45 Diseases - 7 2. Records of Inspections. 45 3. Prosecutions. ' 45 4. Milk Supplies. 46 Typhoid Fever. 8 Scarlet Fever. 8 5. Abattoir and Meat Inspection. 48 6 . Other Foodstuffs. 49 Diphtheria. 8 7. Other Matters. 51 Poliomyelitis. 9 Smallpox. 9 DISPOSAL OF WASTES. 55 M alaria. 9 Brucellosis. 9 1. Refuse Disposal. 55 Trypanosomia8. 9 2. Sewage Wastes. 55 Leprosy. 9 Tuberculosis. 10 IX. WATER SUPPLIES. 57 X. LABORATORY BRANCH. 58 2. D isinfections and Removals. 11 3. Dispensary 14 Sewage Treatment. 58 4. Hospitalisation of Infectious B acteriological Work. 58 Cases - 15 Industrial Effluents Control. 59 Milk and Water Tests. 59 (i) Fever Hospital. 15 Swimming Baths. 59 (ii) Waterval Hospital. 15 ( i i i ) Treatment o f Bantu B »- Bantu Beer Control. 59 Analytical Work. 59 ployees of the Council 17 Air Pollution Control. 60 (iv) Laboratory Services 17 Gas Works. 61 5. Tuberculosis Services. 18 Power Stations. 61 6. Venereal Disease Services. 24 7. Plague Prevention and Anti- X I. PUBLIC CONVENIENCES. 62 Rodent Control Measures. 26 X II. CREMATION OF DECEASED PERSONS. 62 8 « Food Distribution Service. 27 X I I I . HEALTH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND IV. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PUBLIC RELATIONS. 63 SERVICES. 28 XIV. FINANCE. 66 1. Maternal Health Services - (i) Supervision of Midwives.. 28 (ii) Supervision of Nursing Homes. 28 (iii) Investigations Under- taken. 29 ---------0 O 0 ---------- REPORT B. I. SLUM CLEARANCE. 1 IV. HOUSING PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL. 3 1. European Housing. 3 1 1 . INSPECTION OF PLANS. 1 2. Coloured Housing. 7 3. Asiatic Housing. 8 III. HOUSING. 2 4. Bantu Housing. 8 * (11) HmWTniTTDIT...».I i. .i i i n u a r.i Management Canal tte e . 0GMBDLZANI8: MmTr.ii. OPPICm OP HEALTH Pediatrics; Venereology; Medicine (and Physician in Special Licensing Committee. Charge, Fixer Hoapit&l); Otorhinolaryngology; Non-European A ffa ir s Coasaittee. Radiology, Physical Medicine and Orthopaedics. I s 3 TICES OP HEALTH SANITATION BRANCH MEDICAL BRANCH LABORATORY EUROPEAN BOUSING (CITY AREA) (CITY AREA) BRANCH BRANCH VETESDiAHY ASSISTANT MEDICAL ASSISTANT MEDICAL fflTKP CHEMIST HOUSING OFFICER OPFICEBS OFFICER OP HEALTH OFFICER OF HEALTH ifllfcy HKAIiTB INSPECTOR "I BANTU AREAS Control of infections Supervision of Records, Atfcdni stratio n and diseases - investiga Chemical and B io lo gi Statistics, supervision of tion of notified cal aspects o f Sewage typing, per housing schaaee cases; disposal plants. sonnel, sop- at - Jan Hofiseyr, Isolation hospital for Chesdcal services fo r p lie s and gene Maurice Freeman, Tuberculosis Services - Euviroimentul fijviroasental Medical exam- Europeans. other sunicipal de ral, including Pioneer, South Investigation of Noti- hygiene and hygiene and inations at Isolation hospital for partments, including administration H ills , South Med cases; Clinics; sanitation. Sanitation. Bantu Regia- Non-Europeans. Power S tations, Gas o f public con H ills Extension Domiciliary treatment Anti-Rodent Supervision tra tio c Depot Disinfecting Station. Works, K a ffir Beer veniences. and Monte lare. o f caeee. measures and o f manufac- Health educe- Tuberculosis services Brewery, Swimming Administration and Control of infectious Peat Control. ture end tion and pro- Investigation of Baths, etc. supervision of diseases - invest!ga- Supervision of d istrib u - paganda. notified cases; Laboratories at - Lionel Leveeon tion of notified cases. the manu- tion of food Supervision of C lin ics fo r Euro Cydna, Bruma, Delta, G ir ls ' Residen Venereal Disease Clinics foetore and supplies. p rivate peans and Non- K lipspru it, Orlando, t i a l Club. Child Welfars Services; distribution Supervision of hospitals and Europeans; Domi Kelvin, Cottesloe and Land sales, plus Inanmisation; Dom icil- o f food Farm D airies. nursing homes. ciliary treatment of Warner. financial assis lary visiting; Infant supplies. Supervision of Supervision of cases. Air Pollution Control. tance schemes at C lin ics; Supervision of City Dairies practisin g Venereal Disease Franklin Roose Day Nurseries; Milk supplies. and Milk midwives. c lin ic s . velt Park and Orthopaedic After- depots. Child Welfare Services Extension No. 1, Care. Anti-rodent immisation; Montgomery Park, Out-Patient Services - measures and Infant Clinics and Dewetahof. Clinics; Domiciliary Pest Control. Doasiciliary visiting; Food D istribution visiting (Medical and Sinus Clearance Nursery Schools and Service on a lim i fta riin c). Inspection of Day Nurseries. ted basis. District Midwifery Ser- building Food D istribution vices with allied ante- plans. S ervice. natal and post-natal Establishment c lin ic s . o f public Ambulance S ervices - convanieaceo. for all types of cases. ( i l l ) CITY OF JOHANNESBURG. CITY HEALTH COMMITTEE. HEALTH AND AMENITIES COMMITTEE (to 20th March 1961) (from 20th March 196l) COUNCILLORS: UR. T. GLYN MORRIS - CHAIRMAN UR. A .J. HEROLD - CHAIRMAN DR. V.V. BOY, U.P.C. - VICE UR. T. GLYN MORRIS - DEPUTY CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN DR. V.V. BOY, U.P.C. MRS. E.A. GROBHELAAR MR. A .P .J. DE KLERK MR. U. GOODMAN MR. H.F. DENNIS (From 29th Jane 1961) MR. L.V. HURD, J.P. MR. A. GORSHEL, M.P.C. (To 1st June 1961) MRS. M.K. MITCHELL MRS. E.A. GROBHELAAR MRS. I.E . TUHVEY UR. A. ROSEN UR. HJ1.J. VAN HENSBURG MRS. I.E . TURVEY THE DEPUTY MAYOR MR. H.M.J. VAN RENSBURG UR. A.B. WIIMAN, M.P.C. 1HE MAYOR (EX OFFICIO) ADMINISTRATIVE HEADS AND CONSULTANTS: MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH J.W. SCOTT MILLAR B.A., M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., D.T.M. ft Hy., F.B.S.H. DEPUTY MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH B. MUNDEL M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., D.T.M. ft Hy. ASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH A .11. SMITH U.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., D.T.M. ft Hy. ASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH M.L. FREEDMAN 0. B.E., M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H. ASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH 1. W.F. SPENCER M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., D.T.M. ft By. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER E.M. COETZEE A.M.I.F.H.E., R.S.H. Cert, for H.I. CHIEF CI£HK C. J . MORSHEAD CONSULTANTS: * Pediatrics S B.G. VON B. MET .LB Ch.B., F.B.C.S. Edin. Venereology : B. SIEFF M.B., B.Ch. -"Medicine 5 A . L. JACKSON B. Chir., M.B., M.R.C.P. Otorhinolaryngology : D.H. HAYNES M.B., B.Cli., D.L.O ., R.C.P. ft S. Eng, Radiology 2 H .I. OSLEit M.B., Ch.B., D.M.D.E. Radiology 2 M. HURWITZ M.B., Ch.B., D.U.R.D., R.C.P. ft S. Eng., M.D. Physical Medicine • C. ADLER M.B., B.Ch,, D. Phys. Med. Orthopaedic b • C.U. SAHKIN M.B., B.Ch., F.R.C.S. Edin. * and Physician in Charge, Fever Hospital (iv) HEAPS OF BRANCHES AND SECTIONS: TUBERCULOSIS MEDICAL OFFICER : M.H. GOLDBERG - M.B., Ch.B. CHILD WELFARE MEDICAL OFFICER : 0. 1.B. KHEHER - M.B., Ch.B. MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT, WATEBVAL HOSPITAL : G.