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Reason for
re-arrangement
of duties and
districts.
Arrangements
proposed.
Special
Officers.
District
Inspectors and
Districts.
This led to some overlapping of work, and also resulted in a little
friction between the different officers. A district inspector could not
brook the presence of a special inspector on his ground and the special
man considered the other as more or less a nuisance and in the way.
To prevent this growing into any great difficulty, I recommended
that the duties be re cast, and the borough be divided up into six equal
areas, and that on each of these small areas or districts there should be
one inspector to carry out all the ordinary duties. This left Mr.
Rowsell free to carry on the Food and Market Inspection, Mr. Jones
for drainage, &c., both as heretofore, and Mr. Bilham to have charge of
the indoor work, which had got into arrears, and needed moreover the
assistance of a qualified inspector rather than a clerk.
Your committee adopted these recommendations, and for about a
year the following arrangements have been in force—so far as districts
are concerned. Messrs. Richards and Bridel have the part of the
borough east of Cambridge Road, divided into about equal parts;
Messrs. Henley and Ainley the part of the borough north of Bethnal
Green Road between them ; Messrs. Bare and Weeks the remainder
south of Bethnal Green Road.
System depends
on loyal
assistance.
No one system of working can be made to include all the
advantages, and at the same time exclude all the disadvantages, and
the most carefully planned and well thought out scheme that can be
introduced must, in the last resource, depend for successful application
upon the loyal and intelligent co-operation of every member of the
staff. It is with the greatest regret I am compelled to record the fact
that in one or two instances during the present year there has been
shown a disposition to make foolish difficulties about small things.
Particularly in connection with making out report papers have I noticed
this, and whilst I have no desire to go further into the matter at present
I must remind those who do not at all times see the reason for what
they are asked to do that I have a personal responsibility to your
Committee for the due and proper execution of all your departmental
work.
Personal
responsibility.
This responsibility cannot be discharged unless a free and ready
assistance is given, and much as I should personally regret it, an appeal