Inspector-General's report / South Pacific Health Service.

  • South Pacific Health Service.
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[1963]
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    APPENDIX III DISTRIBUTION OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INFORMATION Distribution List Secretary of State for the Colonies, London. Ministry of Health, London. Director-General of Health, Canberra, Australia. Department of Health, Sydney, Australia. Director-General of Health, Wellington, New Zealand. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. World Health Organization, Manila, Philippines. World Health Organization, Singapore. South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia. U.S. Quarantine Medical Officer, Honolulu. Director of Public Health, Guam. Director of Public Health, Honolulu. The Public Health Officer, HICOMTERPACIS, Guam. President, Board of Health, Territory of Hawaii. British Resident Commissioner, Port Vila, New Hebrides. Medical Director, P.A.A., San Francisco. U.S. Quarantine Officer, San Francisco. American Embassy, Wellington, New Zealand. American Consul, Noumea, New Caledonia. Consul-General, Papeete, Tahiti. Royal New Zealand Air Force, Suva, Fiji. Medical Officer of Health, Suva. Medical Superintendent, Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva. Divisional Medical Officer, Central, Suva. Divisional Medical Officer, Western, Lautoka. Medical Ofbcer-in-Charge, Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Limited, Lautoka. Medical Officer, Nadi Airport, Fiji. Chief Medical Officer, Nuku’alofa, Tonga. Director of Health, Apia, Western Samoa. Secretary to Government, Apia, Western Samoa. Chief Medical Officer, Honiara, British Solomon Islands Protectorate. Senior Medical Officer, Tarawa, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony. British Medical Officer, Port Vila, New Hebrides. Director of Health, Tutuila, American Samoa. Chief Medical Officer, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Director of Medical Services, Hollandia, Netherlands, New Guinea. Director of Medical Services, Papeete, Tahiti. Chief Medical Officer, Nauru. Director of Health, Port Moresby, Papua-New Guinea. Director of Medical Services, Noumea, New Caledonia. Chief Medical Officer, Niue Island. APPENDIX IV NUTRITION REPORT 1962-63 Staff— During the period the staff situation greatly improved. Miss Sheran L. Gourley arrived in May, 1963, to undertake the duties of Home Science Extension Teacher. Miss Rosemary M. Wilkins joined the Nutrition Section in September, 1963, as Nutritionist. 2. Throughout the period part-time assistance was given by Mrs. J. D. Walker and Mrs. S. V. Parkinson. NUTRITION AND HOME SCIENCE EDUCATION 3. Lectures to Students—The regular courses in nutrition were given to nursing, medical, assistant dietitian and public health students. Most of these courses have now been given annually for ten years and the results are showing in the work of graduates. 4. Village Work—Simple courses in nutrition and cooking were planned for village women. A syllabus for suitable home science courses for women's clubs was prepared. This was based on a course held in rural areas of Fiji. Advice and assistance on matters of nutrition was given to Assistant Medical Officers, Health Sisters and Nurses working in rural areas. 5. A course in cooking, nutrition and sewing was carried out in Honiara, British Solomon Islands Protectorate. 6. Nutrition Schemes in Schools—A pamphlet on school lunch schemes was prepared for schools and for women’s clubs who assist in school lunch schemes. Advice was given to two schemes in the Suva area. 7. A school milk scheme was initiated at one of the largest girls’ schools in Suva. This has proved most successful. Several nutrition displays were arranged as part of Young Farmer’s Club field days.