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within whose district it is situate. There are five men regularly
engaged in the work of Disinfection and the Mortuaries, etc.
The Chief Inspector supervises the general work of the Staff.
The ordinary duties of the Sanitary Inspectors include the inspection
of dwelling-houses, milk-shops, bakehouses, etc.; the investigation
of cases of infectious disease; the supervision of sanitary
works and drainage; the inquiries respecting complaints made to
the Department, and smoke and general nuisances. Reports are
furnished to me by the inspectors from time to time having reference
to the above matters, the more important matters being specially
reported in writing.
The Special Meat Inspector visits the Extra-Corporation Meat
Market in Finsbury, and all other meat and food factories, shops,
&c., in the Borough.
The duties of the Workshop Inspector are: (a) Primary
systematic inspection of all workshops and workplaces; (b) reinspection
of men's and mixed workshops, &c.; (c) inspection and
re-inspection of sanitary arrangements of all factories; and (d)
attention to Home Office notices, except where these concern
women's workshops only.
The Lady Inspectors (a) visit some of the births and all the
infant deaths; (b) investigate the cases of, and deaths from, measles ;
(c) inspect the homes of outworkers; (d) re-inspect the workshops
in which women and girls only are employed; and (e) inspect
primarily such workshops as are met with in visiting all the above
or outworkers.
The construction of the drainage of new buildings is supervised
by the Borough Surveyor (Mr. P. G. Killick). The Department also
has the advantage of the advice and co-operation of the Borough
Surveyor in all matters affecting drainage.