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taining the area south of the northern bridges of the East and
West India Docks, known as the Isle of Dogs; North Poplar, the
remainder of the parish, including the Orchard House and the adjoining
neighbourhood. Bromley was also divided into two sub-districts
by the Limehouse Cut, viz., North and South Bromley. Four
Inspectors were subsequently appointed to these sub-districts—North
Poplar, Mr. Shadrake; South Poplar, Mr. Foad; North Bromley,
Mr. Anthony ; and South Bromley, Mr. Miners. Upon the decease of
Mr. Shadrake, Mr. Dunn was appointed to North Poplar. All these
officers hold office under the Sanitary Officers (London) Order, 1891.
Mr. Raymond was re-appointed for the whole of the districts, under
the same Order, to devote his attention to nuisances in Factories,
Workshops, Smoke nuisances, the Outworkers in Factories, and the
inspection of Canal Boats. I suggested that he should have an
assistant for the Outworkers and for the taking of notes of the various
chimneys connected with furnaces under notice to consume their own
smoke. With regard to the re-organisation of the working of the
Sanitary Department, when the Inspectors require men to test drains,
to serve intimations and notices, &c., the Surveyor's Department is
requisitioned, and for this last purpose I have introduced a form book
with counterfoils, so that a record is kept of the work done. These
men also assist in procuring samples under the Food and Drugs Act.
All items of the work carried out in the Sanitary Department by the
Board's Contractor, whether executed on behalf of the Board or done
at the request of private individuals, are now entered by the Inspectors
in a book, so that the details may be checked when the accounts are
sent in. A new book has been introduced in order that complaints
made either by letter or on personal application may be registered
immediately. The Inspector, when the complaint is attended to,
initials the book and enters his remarks, if necessary, in a column set
apart for that purpose. Respecting the work of a clerical nature,
Mr. Smith, the Sanitary Clerk, has now six journals to keep posted
instead of four, the entries in each book being more numerous
than formerly, in consequence of the Inspectors having less ground
to cover; he also makes copies of all Intimations, Notices and