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Medical Officer of Health, it appears that the number
of sanitary inspectors employed in Bermondsey, in
proportion to the population, is considerably below
the average of London generally, I beg to report : —
That so far as Bermondsey is concerned, the
Report of the Council's Medical Officer of Health is
inaccurate. It is therein stated that the number of
inhabitants to each sanitary inspector is 26,170.
This is an over-estimate of 5,000 persons for each
inspector, or of 20,000 persons above the population
ascertained at the last census.
It appears to me that no satisfactory conclusion can
be based on the report in question, because in its list
of sanitary inspectors it includes such persons as a
caretaker of a mortuary, a disinfector, a road foreman
at 24/- per week, cleansers of streets and markets,
persons who devote their whole time to dust-bins,
smoke inspectors, temporary assistants, and others
whose duties are of a limited and special character.
Moreover, assistants of this class are included in
some districts, and not in others.
Considering that the term "sanitary inspector"
should include only persons competent to perform,
and actually performing the various duties imposed