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40 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southward.
It is true that two of these inspectors of nuisances, in addition to their duties as
such, had the roads and district sewers to look after, but on the other hand there has
been an increase of population -within the parish.
With the high death rate of 25.2 per 1,000, and the correspondingly excessive
zymotic preventable death rate of 3.6 per 1,000, and 188 deaths under one year to
1,000 births for the year 1892, and with Asiatic cholera notified to me to-day, I respectfully
submit to the Sanitary Authority that immediate steps should be taken to
increase their staff by the appointment of two additional inspectors.
If the Vestry think well to appoint these inspectors, subject to the approval of the
Local Government Board, half of their salaries can be drawn through the County
Council out of the Exchequer contribution account.
If the Vestry choose to go further and re-appoint the present inspectors:—
Messrs. Edwards and Anscombe—subject to the like approval of the Local
Government Board, the Sanitary Authority will have four inspectors with the same
outlay on the ratepayers money as they, at the present, expend on two, and will, in
addition, be about £60 per annum in pocket. In my opinion more work and, what
is of greater consequence, work of a better quality, can be accomplished if the Vestry
finally decide that one of their inspectors shall devote the principal part of his time
to the enforcement of the Adulteration, Workshop, and other Acts, and accompany
and assist me in any special enquiries I may be asked to prosecute on behalf of the
Sanitary Authority.
The three remaining inspectors may, I think, with the sanction of the Vestry,
keep each within the special sub-district allotted to him. Further details I leave
the Public Health Committee or a Special Sub-committee of that body to deal with
and report upon.
Through the kindness of Mr. G. Gomme, Chief of the Loudon County Council
Statistical Department, I have been enabled to confirm the estimate made in the
foregoing Report as to the total cost of the increased staff of sanitary inspectors.
His letter, which will be found appended, presents a clear view of the financial
question involved. It is only fair, however, to add that as the Exchequer grant
becomes more generally drawn upon by other local authorities, in like degree will
there be an increase in St. George's proportion to be contributed towards the funds.
Statistical Department,
Spuing Gardens, S.W.,
31s£ August, 1894.
My Dear Sir,
The position of the Vestry under the old arrangement and new
arrangement respectively, would be as follows:—
Old Arrangement:
Two sanitary inspectors £360 0 0
New Arrangement:
Four sanitary inspectors £600, of which the Vestry pay
directly in salary £300 0 0
and the London County Council pay £300. A proportion
of this payment, however, falls upon the Vestry
rates, because the County Kate is increased by reason
of the payment out of the County Fund. This