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Councils should be entrusted with the carrying out of the
provisions of Section 8 of the Midwives Act, and that they are
willing to undertake such duties so far as regards their administrative
area.
Sanitary Staff.
Six Sanitary Inspectors are employed by the Borough
Council, there being 23,500 inhabitants and 3,180 houses to each
inspector, whilst in the County of London there are 15,070 and
1,900 houses to each inspector, and only one Borough, viz.,
Lambeth, has a proportionally smaller staff than Fulham.
Even with the appointment of a Female Sanitary Inspector,
which has been resolved upon by the Council, the proportion of
inspectors to population will still be below that obtaining in
24 of the 28 boroughs of the metropolis.
General Sanitary Work.
1,046 complaints were received and attended to, and 2,223
intimation notices and 820 statutory notices were served in
respect of nuisances discovered in the course of house to house
inspection and the inspection of houses consequent upon complaints
or the existence of infectious disease.
In conclusion, I have to thank the members of the staff of
the Public Health Department for the faithful and willing
assistance they have at all times rendered me.
I am, Sir and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
J. CHARLES JACKSON,
Medical Officer of Health.
April, 1903