The Manaijer,H.E. Affairs Department,
P .O . Box 5382, JOHANNESBURG.
Dear Sir,HOH-EOROPEAK PHARMACISTS.
I write on behalf of Mr. Quintin Whyte,vrho is at present in Cape T
to acknowledge receipt of your letter for which many thank*.
Yours faithfully.
DIRECTOR’S SECRETARY.
Stad Johannesburg
NON-EUROPEAN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
DEPARTEMENT VAN NIE-EUROPEANESAKE
409/512, His Majesty's Buildings/'Gebou,
Eloff St.,
P.O. Box RQQO Posbus o o o z
JOHANNESBURG
8th January, 1948.
Mr. Quintin Whyte,Acting Director,S.A . Institute of Race Relations,P .O . Box 97,JOHANNESBURG
Dear Mr. Whyte,
NON-EUROPEAN PHARMACIST S.
With reference to your letter JRA/CT dated 2nd ultimo, I am now able to give you further information.
A member of my staff interviewed the chemists referred to and reports as follows:-
" Three firms, namely, W. Philips (Ophirton)," Saphar Laboratories (Ophirton) and S. Goldberg (Martlndale)," were unable to consider taking in Non-European apprentices."Saphar Laboratories favour the employment of Non-Europeans, but" they do not actually do any dispensing. The other two firms" felt that such a step would seriously affect their European" custom. h
Three firms, namely. M. Bernstein (Newclare)," H. Aronson (Martindale) and L. Gelvan (Martlndale), are prepared1 at least to consider the scheme. Of these L. Gelvan was willing" and keen to employ a Non-European dispenser. M. Bernstein'sI manager agreed on principle with the scheme. H. Arsonson, whileII approving the principle, pointed out that there were certain11 practical difficulties. For instance he doubted whether he" could use a formally apprenticed Native as a delivery boy as he" does his present Native assistant, ii
Moat important of all however is the fact " that all the chemists interviewed told me that the Pharmacy 1 Board has previously refused to allow any apprentices whatsoever " to serve their time in these areas, having declared the area " unsuitable for apprenticeship training. None could give any
reason for this declaration although one person suggested it " might be due to an unpleasant incident which apparently occurred " some time ago. I was not informed of the nature of the incident*!
I would suggest that you now ask the Pharmacy Board to comment on the last paragraph of this report.
EHA/BC.
tS S S ” } 33-3322-4Kindly address all communications to the Manager.
Adresseer asb. alle mededelings aan die Bestuurder.
Ref No. N , .A , ..12 /77 .V erwysno.
City of Johannesburg
JBA/C* 2nd December, 1947
The fca»£er,Eon»Europatt:t Affairs Department,P .O. Box 5532,
Dear Sir,HQ3-EURQP.S4H JEM uVACISTS . _
I write wi%k reference to your letter N.A. lg/l? dated 8th October In which /na &a»e me a list of pharmacists In the city's non-European area*. In your letter you stated "I will endeavour to have some of these people lk£erriewe& ty a ^eaber of ay staff to try and find whether anyone will fcs’te Bon-turopetn apprentices, H
I atoll be very glad to know the results of your investigation.
Tours faithfully.
r iintln WhyteACTiaa DIKES'POR
J1A./CT. 13th October, 1947.
The Maneger,B©n«Euroj »aa Affairs Departaent,P.O. Bor 6382,
Sear Blr*
uffarfmpjtfa FtancpgU.ta*
Many thanks for your letter N.a. 12/77 dated 8th October la which you append a list of licensed pharaaolsts,
1 shall he grateful if you will keep me inforued, of any further developments.
Tours sincerelya
‘taint in VQyte A0Tl»q DIB.SCT0B
StadJohannesburg
City of Johannesburg
DEPARTEMENT VAN NIE-EUROPEANE EN NATURELLESAKE
NON-EUROPEAN AND NATIVE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Telephone I 33-33224Adresseer asb. alle mededelings aan die Bestuurder.
Kindly address all communications to the Manager.
Verwysno. N • A# __ 12/^77 .Ref. No. ..................... ...........
409/512, His Majesty's Buildings/Gebou,
Eloff St.,
Posbus ROOO P.O. Box
JOHANNESBURG.
8th October, 1947.
Mr. QuintIn Whyte,Acting Director,South African Institute of Race Relations, P .O . Box 97,JOHANNESBURG.
Dear Mr. Whyte,
NON-EUROPEAN PHARMACISTS.
Would you please refer to your letter of the 5th August, 1947, addressed to Dr. Ashton,
I append a list of licensed apothecaries in Newclare, Sophiatown, Martindale and Ophirton which has been supplied to me by the Licensing Department:
Applicant.
Bernstein, Aronson, H.
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Gelvan, L.African Pharmacy
(Pty.) Ltd.Lipschitz, B. Goldberg, S.Phillip, W.Andrew Johnson Chemical Laboratories Cepha Laboratories (Pty.) Ltd.
Address.
189 Hamilton Road, Newclare.Cr. TuckerSt. & Victoria Rd. Martin-
dale .
217 Main Road, Martindale.
Cr. Millard & Main Rds. Martindale. 288a Main Road, Martindale.309 Main Road, Martindale.42a Maxwell Street, Ophirton.
Stephen Road, Ophirton.
Stephen Road, Ophirton.
The Licence Officer states that he is unable to confirm whether these people are still in business or not as Municipal licences are not required in so far as apothecaries are concerned. However, this gives something to go on, which I hope will prove of use. I will endeavour to have some of these people Interviewed by ^ member of my staff to try and find whether anyone will take Non- European apprentices.
Yours sincerely,
EHA/BC.L .I ; VENABLES. ;M A N A fl E R.
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Mr. M.B. Zondi,
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Dear Sir,
I write in reply to your lettor tp your letter to the Registrar,
Witwatersraad University, which was passed on to this office for attention.
I regret to inform you that there seems to be no prospect of establihsing
the pharmacy course for Non-Europeans. Exhaustive enquiries have revealed that not only are pharmacists unwilling to take Non-European apprentices, but they are unwilling to take on any apprentices, as they find that they can manage quite well
with unqualified female assistants.
Yours faithfully.
Quintin Whyte ACTING DIRECTOR
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JRV CT* 23rd February, ly48.
The Manager,
Municipal Non-European Affairs Department,His Majesty’ s Buildings,JOHAWESBORQ.
Dear Mr, Venables,
NOB-EUROPEAH imRMACISTS.
I write with reference to your letter N.A. 12/77 dated 8th January 1948 and ny secretary* s acknowledgement dated loth January.
I have written to the Registrar of the Fhariaacy 3oard as suggested by you, and will let you know his reply as soon as it is received.
Yours sincercly.
Quin tin Iftiyte
ACTING DIRECTOR
JRA/CT. 24th February, 1948.
The Registrar,S .A . Pharmacy Board,
110 S .A . Mutual Buildings,PRETORIA.
Dear Sir,
NOH-EUROPEAN APPRENTICES.
Tnis Institute, in collaboration with the Johannesburg Municipal Non- European Affairs Department, has made enquiries as to the possibilities of pharmacists taking on Non-European apprentices, Tttree firms in Johannesburg are prepared to consider the proposal^ all three in Native areas.
All state# however, that the Pharmacy Board had previously refused to allow any apprentices to serve their time in these areas, having declated the areas unsuitable for apprenticeship training. None of the pharmaeist* could give any reason for this decision of the Board.
I shall be glad to know whether there is any possibility of the Board revising its decision in this matter, and what conditions have to be fulfilled in order that these pharmacies may be permitted to take apprentices.
Yours faithfully.
Quintin Whyte ACTING DIRECTOR
FB/RG.
I N R E P L Y P L E A S E Q U O T E E .11/47.
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2nd March, 1948.
The Acting Director,S . A. Institute of Race Relatlnns, P. 0 . Box 97,JOHANNESBURG.
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Dear Sir,
Re: Non-European Apprentices.
With reference to your letter Ref.JRA/CT of the 24th February, I have to inform you that no distinction is made as to race or colour in the provisions of the Medical, Dental and pharmacy Act relating to the education and training of Chemists and Druggists. The same applies to the rules and regulations which have been published under the authority of that Act.
I have no knowledge of my Board having declared any areas unsuitable for the training of apprentices. When an application is received from a Chemist and Druggist for permission to engage an apprentice, an Inspector is sent to the Pharmacy to conduct a personal inspection. His report, if unfavourable, is placed before the Board, and the Board decides whether or not an apprentice may be engaged in that particular Pharmacy. Before the Board will grant permission for an apprentice to be engaged, it must be satisfied that the Pharmacy/ in question is conducted in such a way that the apprentice will / receive a satisfactory training.
With reference to the last paragraph of your letter reply, as pointed out above, the Board has not declared any particular area as being unsuitable and i s , therefore, not able to revise any decision on such a matter. Each particular Pharmacy is considered on its merits.
Yours faithfully,
REGISTRAR.
The Registrar,S.A . hurmacy Board,
214 Transvalia Buildings*Central Street,PRETORIA.
Dear Sir,
MQK«EUROPEAM APPRENTICES.
I thank you for your letter Ref. E .11/47 of 2nd March, 1948,
contents of which, have been noted.
Yours faithfully.
Quintin Whyte AC ING DIRECTOR
The non. the <■ ini a ter of Health, Central Government Offices, Cnurch Street, West entrance,
PRETORIA.
Dear Sir,TRAINING OK MUR-EUROHEAHS AS PHARMACISTS.
Kor several years now the Institute has been investigating tne possiDility
of extending pharmacy training to Non-Europeans* The main obstaole has been in finding
pharmacists willing to apprentice Hon-Europeans.
The President of this Institute, Sonator adgar Urookes, mentioned two years
ago that you had agreed to refer the matter of the training of Non-Kuropoans as phar
macists to a sub-Cararcittee of the National health Council*
I have written to you in this connection on throe occasions, and con find
no record of any reply from your Department* I shall be most grateful if you can inform me whether t h e matter has D ean discussed oy the Sub-Committee of the TIational
Health Council, and if so with what result*
I am. Sir,
Yours faithfully.
Quintin Whyte
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P R E T O R I A .
Director «S.A. Institute of Race Relations, APR 1948
P.O. Box 97,JOHANNESBURG.
Dear Sir,
I write, in the absence of the Hon. the Minister of Health, to acknowledge your letter of lVth instant, in which you refer to the question of extending pharmacy training to non-Europeans, and to inform you that I shall put your letter before Dr. Gluckman as soon as he returns from an official visit to Capetown towards the middle of this week.
Yours faithfully,
PRIVATE SECRETARY.
The Rev. B .A .8 . Gaza,
3antu Prwsbyto^ian Church of S .A ., LOVEDALB. C.P.
Dear Mr. Gaza,
Thank you for your lettor f 19th April. I am sorry to have to disappoint you, but we have made no headway to all in our efforts to secure
pharmacy training for Africans, and although we have written to nearly all the chemists in Johannesburg, we have not found one who is able to take on an African apprentice.
I regret therefore that I am not able to help you*
Yours sincerely.
Quintin •'hyte DIRECT®.
The Hon. The Minister ef Health,Department ef Public Health,P.O. £»x 386,
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Sir,TRAl M Ox MOK.SUROP5AH PBABWAPim.
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sub-Ce*oitte* ef the Hatlonal Health Council.
X shall be grateful fer any further information on this etbject.
Tours faithfully.
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