DISTRICT COUNCIL OF BLACK RIVER

The Public Health Department

The Public Health Department of the District Council of Black River is headed by the Chief Health Inspector and is also composed of one Principal Health Inspector, one Senior Health Inspector, seven Health Inspectors and one Management Support Officer.

The department has the overall responsibility for the creation, promotion and maintenance of a salubrious environment within the district through the effective and efficient implementation of the following functions:

Ø  Monitoring of Scavenging Service.

Ø  Monitoring the payment of trade fees

Ø  Management of cemeteries, cremation grounds and public lavatories

Ø  Attending complaints regarding general sanitation, barelands, obstruction of drains, illegal trades, illegal dumping etc…

Ø  Enforcement of the relevant parts of the Local Government Act and regulations made thereunder and all other relevant legislations.

Ø  Rodent Control

Ø  Barelands