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Accordingly they advise that a new officer be appointed who
may be designated Chief Inspector or Sanitary Superintendent,
this officer would, in consultation with, and subject to
the direction of the Medical Officer, control and direct the
operations of the entire Sanitary Staff, and by such means
as he devises and the Sanitary Committee approve, keep
himself informed of the work performed by persons now
or hereafter forming part of the Sanitary Staff.
This officer would examine and classify the daily reports of
the District Inspectors, and in consultation with the
Medical Officer of Health make recommendations to the
Sanitary Committee to issue such orders for the execution
of works as might in their opinion be necessary.
He would superintend the making out and serving of all
notices. He would, under the instructions of the Committee,
take all proceedings at the Police Court, so that in
future the attendance of the District Inspectors would
only occasionally be required for the purpose of giving
evidence.
He would supervise all drainage works in progress, and test
and certify all new work.
The records at present kept in the Sanitary Department
admit of considerable simplification without loss of efficiency.
A modification in this respect would reduce the clerical
work and enable the present Clerk to relieve the Inspectors
of some of the office work which they now perform to the
detriment of their out-door duties, but the Committee are
of opinion that the District Inspectors should do as little
office work as possible, and recommend that a J unior Clerk
should be appointed who could, under the direction of the
Chief Inspector, write out notices and documents at present
prepared by the District Inspectors.
The Committee make the following Kecommendations.
1. That a Chief Sanitary Inspector be appointed.
2. That Mr. Foot be the Chief Inspector at a salary of
£220 per annum, increasing to £250 per annum by
annual increments of £10.