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SANITARIAN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Hygiene and Health
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sanitarian
1, record 1, English, sanitarian
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sanitarian: Inspects the environment, promotes measures to restore or improve sanitary conditions and supervises their implementation ... 1, record 1, English, - sanitarian
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Hygiène et santé
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hygiéniste
1, record 1, French, hygi%C3%A9niste
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne spécialisée dans les questions d'hygiène, spécialement d'hygiène publique. 2, record 1, French, - hygi%C3%A9niste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-07-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- public health inspector
1, record 2, English, public%20health%20inspector
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sanitarian 1, record 2, English, sanitarian
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The job of the public health inspector... is to enforce regulations concerned with such things as food handling in shops; the maintenance of a clean water supply; the discharge of waste and sewage. He also inspects property where the tenant has complained that the landlord has not done the repairs... A more general duty is survey work connected with ascertaining whether houses are fit for human habitation. 1, record 2, English, - public%20health%20inspector
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Sanitarian" is rarely used in Canada. 1, record 2, English, - public%20health%20inspector
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- inspecteur sanitaire
1, record 2, French, inspecteur%20sanitaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les inspecteurs sanitaires assurent la salubrité du milieu, des aliments et des produits, par divers types d'inspection. 1, record 2, French, - inspecteur%20sanitaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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