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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 20 Mar 1947

Vol. 104 No. 18

Written Answers. - County Health District Officials.

asked the Minister for Health if he will state, in respect of each county health district, for each of the years 1931, 1935, 1939, 1945 and 1946, respectively: (i) the number of permanent assistant medical officers of health; (ii) the number of temporary assistant medical officers of health (including temporary substitutes for the duration of the leave of permanent officers) and the periods for which they were employed; (iii) the number of sanitary officers; (iv) the number of sub-sanitary officers; (v) the number of public health nurses; (vi) the number of clerks, typists and other officers, if any (designating the nature of the employment of such other officers); (vii) the salary paid to each county medical officer of health and each assistant county medical officer of health, and the basis on which their travelling expenses are calculated; (viii) the number of primary schools in each county health district; (ix) the number of such schools inspected in each county health district; and (x) the population.

STATISTICS REGARDING COUNTY MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH AND CERTAIN OTHER OFFICERS EMPLOYED IN COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICTS AT THE 31ST MARCH IN EACH OF THE YEARS 1931, 1935, 1939, 1945 AND 1946.

County

No. of Permanent Asst. C.M.O.H.s employed

No. of temporary Asst. C.M.O.H.s employed and periods of employment

No. of Sanitary Inspectors employed

No. of sanitary sub-officers employed

No. of Public Health Nurses employed

No. of clerks, typists and other officers, nature of employment

Salary of C.M.O.H. and Asst. C.M.O.H. and basis of travelling expenses

No. of primary schools in area

No. of such schools inspected

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

CARLOW

1931

Nil

Nil

1

7

Nil

Nil

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Vouched travelling expenses at 6d. per mile subject to a maximum of £200 per annum.

64

Nil

1935

,,

,,

,,

,,

1

1 clerk-typist

,,,,,,

,,

18

1939

,,

,,

,,

,,

,,

,,

,,,,,,

,,

29

1945

,,

,,

,,

,,

,,

,,

,,,,,,

,,

27

1946

,,

,,

,,

,,

,,

2 typists

,,,,,,

,,

7

CAVAN:

1931

Nil

Nil

1

2

Nil

Nil

C.M.O.H., £800. Vouched travelling expenses up to a maximum of £200 p.a.

229

33

1935

One from Aug., 1934.

,,

1

1

1

1 clerk-typist

C.M.O.H., £800. Vouched travelling expenses up to maximum of £200. Asst. C.M.O.H., £500. Vouched travelling expenses at 6d. per mile up to a maximum £200.

224

108

1939

1

,,

1

,,

2

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Vouched travelling expenses up to a maximum of £200 p.a. Asst. C.M.O.H., £500 p.a. Vouched travelling expenses at rate of 6d. per mile up to a maximum £200 p.a.

224

119

1945

Nil

1 employed from 29/9/39 to 23/10/45.

1

,,

,,

,,

,,,,,,

224

35

1946

,,

1 employed from 23/10/45 to 21/3/45.

1

,,

,,

,,

,,,,,,

210

87

CLARE:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

18

1 (T.B. Dispensary nurse)

Nil

No C.M.O.H. employed

119

Nil

1935

,,

,,

,,

,,

,,

,,

,,,,,,

119

,,

1939

,,

1 employed for 4 weeks.

,,

16

3

1 clerk

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Vouched travelling expenses up to a maximum of £200 p.a.

119

40

1945

,,

,,

,,

16

3

,,

,,,,,,

119

38

1946

,,

1 employed for 4 weeks.

,,

16

3

1 clerk 1 typist

,,,,,,

119

00

CORK:

1931

1

2

Nil

48

1

1 clerk, 3 clerk-typists

C.M.O.H., £800 — 20 — £1,000. Travelling expenses, 6d. per mile. Asst. C.M.O.H., £500—50—£650. Travelling expenses, 5d. per mile.

503

111

1935

3

Nil

,,

56

1

4 clerks

,,,,,,Also No. (2) Asst. C.M.O.H., £7 7s. 0d. per week. Travelling Expenses, £200.

503

186

1939

3

,,

,,

57

1

3 clerk-typists

,,,,,,

500

234

1945

3

,,

,,

56

1

,,

C.M.O.H., £800—20—£1,000. Travelling expenses per Circular R. 107*. Asst. C.M.O.H., £500 — 20 — £650. Travelling expenses per Circular R. 107†.

497

207

1946

3

,,

,,

57

1

1 typist, temp.

,,,,,,

495

180

DONEGAL:

1931

2

Nil

Nil

19

3

1 clerk

C.M.O.H., £825 p.a.; Asst. C.M.O.H., (1) £570, (2) £550. Vouched travelling expenses not exceeding 4d. per mile.

400

295

1935

2

,,

,,

20

3

,,

C.M.O.H., £900; Asst. C.M.O.H., (1) £650, (2) £610. Vouched Travelling expenses at 4d. per mile.

400

15

1939

2

,,

,,

20

3

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a.; Asst. C.M.O.H., (1) £610, (2) £570. Vouched travelling expenses not exceeding 4d. per mile.

387

221

1945

2

,,

,,

19

3

1 clerk 2 typists

C.M.O.H., £800; Asst. C.M.O.H., (1) £650, (2) £550. Travelling expenses as per Circular R. 108†.

387

208

1946

2

,,

,,

19

3

1 clerk 1 typist

C.M.O.H., £800; Asst. C.M.O.H., (1) £650, (2) £570. Travelling as in 1945.

387

181

DUBLIN:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

14

2

Nil

No. C.M.O.H. employed.

95

Nil

1935

1

,,

2

5

3

1 clerk

C.M.O.H., £950 p.a. Travelling expenses 6d. per mile subject to a maximum £200. Asst. C.M.O.H, £500. Travelling expenses 5d. per mile.

95

36

1939

Nil

1 employed from 2nd May, 1938

3

5

3

,,

C.M.O.H., £1,000 p.a. Travelling expenses 6d. per mile up to a maximum £200. Temp. Asst. C.M.O.H., £10 10s. 0d. per week, 4d. per mile.

95

51

1945

1

Nil

3

4

3

2 clerks 3 clerk-typists

C.M.O.H., £1,000 p.a. Travelling expenses 6d. per mile up to maximum of £200. Asst. C.M.O.H., £500 and 4d. per mile.

95

49

1946

1

,,

3

4

3

,,

,,,,,,

96

34

GALWAY:

1931

Nil

1 employed from 1/12/30

1

35

2

1 clerical officer

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses 6d. per mile up to maximum £200. Asst. C.M.O.H., £10 10s. 0d. per week. Travelling expenses no limit.

360

Nil

1935

1

Nil

1

30

2

2 clerical officers

C.M.O.H., £800. Travelling expenses 6d. per mile up to maximum £200. Asst. C.M.O.H., £550 — 20 — £650. Travelling expenses no limit.

351

56

1939

1

1 employed from 4/7/38

1

30

2

,,

,,,,,,

340

93

1945

Nil

1 employed for whole year. 1 for 2 weeks

1

30

2

'

C.M.O.H., £800; Asst. C.M.O.H., £550 — 20 — £650. Travelling expenses as per R. 107†.

336

47

1946

Nil

1 (whole year)

1

30

2

,, 1 clerk-typist

,,,,,,

332

77

KERRY:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

26

1

1 clerk

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses 6d. per mile (maximum £200).

295

Nil

1935

Nil

Nil

Nil

26

2

,,

,,,,,,

287

27

1939

1

Nil

Nil

25

2

2 clerks

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses 6d. per mile (maximum £200); Asst. C.M.O.H., £550 — 20 — £650. Travelling expenses 6d. per mile (maximum £200).

269

72

1945

1

Nil

Nil

23

3

2 clerks

C.M.O.H., £800; Asst. C.M.O.H., £550 — 20 — £650. Travelling expenses as per Circular R. 107* of 12/2/43.

254

75

1946

1

1 employed for 14 weeks.

Nil

23

3

,,

C.M.O.H., £800; Asst. C.M.O.H., £550 — 20 — £650. Travelling expenses as per Circular R. 108† of 29/3/46.

252

107

KILDARE:

1931

2

Nil

1

8

1

1 clerk-typist

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses, 5d. per mile, subject to maximum £200. Asst. C.M.O.H., £600 p.a. Travelling expenses, 6d. per mile.

90

43

1935

1

Nil

1

8

1

1 clerk

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses, 5d. per mile, subject to maximum £200. Asst. C.M.O.H., £550 p.a. Travelling expenses, 6d. per mile.

90

32

1939

1

1 employed from January, 1939

2

7

1

2 clerk-typists

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses, 5d. per mile, (maximum £200). Asst. C.M.O.H., £590 p.a. Travelling expenses, 6d. per mile.

90

31

1945

1

Nil

2

5

1

,,

C.M.O.H., £800; Asst. C.M.O.H., £650. Travelling expenses as per Circular R. 108†.

90

8

1946

1

,,

2

4

1

3 clerk-typists

,,,,,,

90

44

KILKENNY:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

13

Nil

Nil

No. C.M.O.H. employed.

153

Nil

1935

,,

,,

,,

13

,,

,,

,,,,,,

148

,,

1939

,,

,,

,,

14

2

1 clerk 1 typist

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses, 6d. per mile.

148

86

1945

,,

,,

1

10

2

1 clerk-typist

,,,,,,

141

32

1946

,,

,,

1

10

2

2 clerk-typists

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses as per Circular R. 108†.

151

34

LAOIGHIS:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

10

1 (Tuberculosis nurse).

Nil

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses, 6d. per mile, subject to a maximum £200.

103

Nil

1935

,,

,,

,,

10

1 (do.)

,,

,,,,,,

92

,,

1939

1

,,

,,

10

2

1 clerk-typist

,,,,,,

100

27

1945

Nil

1 employed from 31/8/44.

,,

10

2

,,

,,,,,,

98

50

1946

,,

1 (whole year)

,,

10

2

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a.; Asst. C.M.O.H., £500 — 20 — £650. Travelling expenses in accordance with Circular R. 107*.

98

74

LEITRIM:

1931

Nil

1 T.B. officer employed for 4 weeks.

Nil

9

Nil

Nil

No. C.M.O.H. employed.

148

Nil

1935

,,

1 employed for 4 weeks.

,,

9

,,

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Vouched travelling expenses up to £200.

148

,,

1939

,,

,,

,,

9

1

1 clerk-typist

,,,,,,

148

53

1945

,,

,,

,,

9

1

1 clerk

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses as per Circular R. 108†.

148

47

1946

,,

,,

,,

9

1

,,

,,,,,,

148

51

LIMERICK:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

19

1 (Tuberculosis Nurse). 1 (Public Health Nurse).

1 Clerk-Typist

C.M.O.H., £800 with vouched travelling expenses maximum £200.

218

38

1935

1

Nil

Nil

19

1 (Tuberculosis Nurse). 2 (Public Health Nurses).

1 Clerk-Typist. 1 Typist.

C.M.O.H., £800 with vouched travelling expenses up to £200; Asst. C.M.O.H. £650 with vouched travelling expenses.

172

83

1939

1

,,

,,

19

,,

,,

,,,,,,

172

66

1945

1

,,

,,

18

,,

,,

,,,,,,

172

38

1946

1

,,

,,

18

,,

,,

,,,,,,

172

134

LONGFORD:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

6

Nil

Nil

No. County M.O.H. employed.

71

Nil

1935

,,

,,

,,

6

,,

,,

,,,,,,

71

,,

1939

,,

,,

,,

6

1

1 Clerk-Typist

C.M.O.H., £800. Travelling expenses 6d. per mile maximum £200.

71

28

1945

,,

,,

,,

6

1

,,,,,,

71

38

1946

,,

,,

,,

5

1

1 clerk-typist

,,,,,,

71

29

LOUTH:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

6

2

1 clerk-typist.

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Allowance of £200 for travelling expenses.

56

46

1935

,,

,,

,,

6

2

,,

,,,,,,

56

56

1939

,,

,,

,,

6

2

1 clerk, 1 clerk-typist.

,,,,,,

56

56

1945

,,

,,

,,

6

2

,,

Acting C.M.O.H., £700 p.a. Travelling expenses as per Circular R. 107*.

56

39

1946

,,

,,

,,

6

2

,,

C.M.O.H., £800. Travelling expenses as per Circular R. 107*.

56

31

MONAGHAN:

1931

1

1 employed for 4 weeks.

Nil

7

1

1 clerk-typist.

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses at 6d. per mile.

156

103

1935

1

,,

,,

7

1

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Vouched Travelling expenses up to £100; Tuberculosis Officer, £500 p.a. Vouched travelling expenses up to £100.

156

94

1939

,,

,,

,,

7

1

,,

,,,,,,

156

75

1945

,,

,,

,,

7

1

,,

,,,,,,

156

77

1946

,,

,,

,,

7

1

,,

,,,,,,

156

55

OFFALY:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

9

2

1 clerk

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Vouched travelling expenses at 6d. per mile.

112

112

1935

,,

,,

,,

9

2

,,

,,,,,,

115

115

1939

,,

,,

,,

9

2

,,

,,,,,,

105

105

1945

1

,,

,,

9

2

,,

C.M.O.H., £784 3s. 4d., resigned 30/11/44. Paid to this date £533 6s. 8d. Asst. acting C.M.O.H. as from 1/12/44 to 31/3/45 — £250 16s. 8d. Travelling expenses calculated in accordance with Circular R. 107 12/2/43*.

103

19

1946

Nil

1 employed from 1/8/45 to 31/3/46

,,

9

2

,,

Acting C.M.O.H., £800; Acting Asst. C.M.O.H., £500. Travelling expenses as per R. 107 of 12/2/43*.

102

21

MAYO:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

26

1

1 clerk-typist

No. C.M.O.H. employed.

362

Nil

1935

,,

,,

,,

26

2

,, 1 clerk.

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses at 6d. per mile, subject to a maximum of £200 p.a.

362

69

1939

,,

,,

,,

26

2

,,

,,,,,,

362

133

1945

,,

,,

,,

26

2

,,

,,,,,,

362

28

1946

,,

,,

,,

26

2

,,

,,,,,,

362

36

MEATH:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

17

1

1 clerk-typist

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Allowance of £200 p.a. for travelling expenses.

135

4

1935

,,

,,

,,

17

1

1 clerk

,,,,,,

135

42

1939

1

1 employed for 9 weeks.

1

17

2

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Allowance of £200 for travelling expenses. Asst. C.M.O.H., £525; vouched travelling expenses up to £150 p.a.

135

37

1945

,,

1 employed for 13 weeks.

1

16

2

1 clerk, 1 clerk-typist

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses do. Asst. C.M.O.H., £642 6s. 8d. Travelling maximum, £150.

135

40

1946

1

1 employed for 2 weeks.

1

16

2

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses, £200. Asst. C.M.O.H., £546. Travelling expenses, £150.

135

28

ROSCOMMON:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

6

1

1 clerk

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses at 6d. per mile.

194

23

1935

,,

,,

,,

6

1

,,

,,,,,,

180

53

1939

,,

,,

,,

6

1

,,

,,,,,,

167

25

1945

,,

,,

,,

7

1

,,

,,,,,,

167

138

1946

,,

,,

,,

7

1

,,

,,,,,,

164

150

SLIGO:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

13

1

1 clerk

No. C.M.O.H. employed.

156

Nil

1935

,,

,,

,,

13

1

,,

C.M.O.H., £800. Vouched Travelling expenses not exceeding £200.

156

,,

1939

,,

,,

,,

13

1

,,

,,,,,,

156

102

1945

,,

,,

,,

13

1

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. from 1st January, 1945 to 28th February, 1946. Travelling expenses in accordance with Circular R. 107. From 1st March onwards in accordance with Circular R. 108†.

156

102

1946

,,

,,

,,

13

1

,,

,,,,,,

156

88

TIPP. N.R.:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

9

Nil

Nil

No. C.M.O.H. employed.

101

Nil

1935

,,

,,

,,

9

,,

,,

,,,,,,

101

,,

1939

,,

,,

1

9

1

1 typist

C.M.O.H., £800 and 4d. per mile travelling expenses.

101

28

1945

,,

,,

1

8

1

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 and 6d. per mile travelling expenses.

101

100

1946

,,

1 employed from 16/7/45 to 31/3/46.

1

8

1

,,

C.M.O.H., £800; Asst. C.M.O.H., £500. 6d. per mile for both.

101

101

TIPP. S.R.:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

12

Nil

Nil

No C.M.O.H. employed.

172

Nil

1935

,,

,,

,,

11

1

1 Clerk-typist

C.M.O.H., £800. Travelling expenses 6d. per mile

170

,,

1939

,,

,,

1

6

1

,,

,,,,,,

156

57

1945

1

,,

1

5

2

,,

C.M.O.H., £800; Asst. C.M.O.H., £550. Travelling expenses 6d. per mile.

156

27

1946

1

,,

1

5

2

,,

,,,,,,

156

42

WATERFORD:

1931

Nil

Nil

Nil

13

1

2 clerks

No. C.M.O.H. employed.

97

Nil

1935

,,

,,

,,

13

1

,,

C.M.O.H., £800. Vouched travelling expenses.

97

,,

1939

,,

,,

,,

13

1

4 Clerks, 1 typist

,,,,,,

97

,,

1945

,,

,,

1

13

1

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses as per Circular R. 107*.

97

97

1946

,,

,,

1

13

1

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Travelling expenses as per Circular R. 108†.

97

97

WESTMEATH:

1931

Nil

Nil

1

4

1

1 typist 3 clerks.

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Allowance of £200 for travelling expenses.

103

Nil

1935

,,

,,

1

4

1

1 clerk

,,,,,,

103

27

1939

1

,,

1

4

2

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Allowance of £200 for travelling expenses. Asst. C.M.O.H., £550. Travelling expenses 5d. per mile.

103

48

1945

1

,,

1

2

2

,,

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Allowance of £200 for travelling expenses. Asst. C.M.O.H., £650 p.a. All travelling expenses 6d. per mile.

103 103

48 18

1946

1

,,

1

2

2

2 clerk-typists

,,,,,,

103

41

WEXFORD:

1931

1

Nil

Nil

10

1

1 clerk-typist

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Vouched travelling expenses up to a maximum of £100. Asst. C.M.O.H., £540 p.a. Vouched travelling expenses up to a maximum of £100.

152

17

1935

1

,,

,,

10

2

2 clerks

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Vouched travelling expenses up to a maximum of £100. Asst. C.M.O.H., £550 — 10 — £650. Vouched travelling expenses up to a maximum of £100.

152

78

1939

1

,,

,,

7

2

,,

,,,,,,

152

55

1945

Nil

1 whole year

1

7

2

2 clerk-typists

,,,,,,

150

57

1946

,,

,,

Nil

7

2

,,

,,,,,,

150

78

WICKLOW:

1931

Nil

1 employed for 4 weeks.

Nil

6

1

1 clerk-typist

C.M.O.H., £800 p.a. Vouched travelling expenses at 6d. per mile, maximum, £200 p.a.

109

49

1935

,,

,,

,,

6

1

,,

,,,,,,

109

41

1939

,,

,,

,,

6

1

,,

,,,,,,

109

33

1945

,,

,,

,,

6

1

,,

,,,,,,

109

18

1946

,,

,,

,,

6

1

,,

,,,,,,

109

45

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