C. T. Haynes

“ Sanitation, with its many and complex problems, has now become one of the foremost of municipal undertakings. Health is conceived as something more than the mere absence of disease, and to a great extent as being purchasable. The keynote of modern health principles and practice is prevention.
For several years supervision was exercised over the sanitary and refuse removal services, then carried out by contract. This system was, needless to say, an almost constant source of dissatisfaction to the public and an anxiety to the Council. ”

“ Special inspectors undertake the inspection and licensing of places used in connection with the preparation, storage, or sale of food, the investigation of cases of infectious disease and the disinfection of premises, also the supervision of stores and depots where dangerous goods are kept. A woman sanitary inspector is employed visiting the homes of people requiring her advice and attention. ”

“ The powers given to local authorities were numerous and varied, but most, if not all of them, as well as the funds and machinery of the local authorities to a considerable extent, were at the disposal of the Chief or District Health Officer or the Minister, and could be controlled by the Health Department "both legally and practically to an almost unlimited extent." ”