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Name and address of Inspector—Thomas Turner, 161 St.
Asaph Road, Brockley, S.E.
Remuneration of Inspector—£2 per annum, part of salary as a
Sanitary Inspector, apportioned to these duties.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) Thomas Turner,
Canal Boats Inspector.
THE SANITARY STAFF.
At the beginning of the year the number of District Sanitary
Inspectors was five. On January 14th one of the Inspectors left the
Council's service. The district was then divided into four, as a
temporary measure, until the vacancy should be filled. The Council,
at its meeting on the 24th March, referred the matter to the Public
Health Committee, with a request to report at an early date upon
the steps to be taken with regard to the filling of the vacancy in the
Sanitary Staff. Several meetings took place but no definite report
was presented to the Council.
On June 12th, the following letter was received from the London
County Council and referred to the Public Health Committee:—
Copy. County Hall, Spring Gardens, S.W.
12th June, 1908.
Sir,
The question of the adequacy of the sanitary staff of the
Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford has recently
been engaging the attention of the Council, and the Council is
strongly of opinion that, having regard to the character of the
district, the sanitary staff should be at once strengthened.
The reasons which have actuated the Council in arriving at
its decision may be briefly stated to be:
(1) That since 1894 a number of duties, involving a considerable
amount of additional work, has been imposed
upon the Borough Council by various Acts of
Parliament.
(2) That, whilst the population has increased from 108,000
in 1894 to 117,500, the number of district inspectors is
the same. In this connection the Council has not overlooked
the fact that two inspectors, instead of one
inspector, are set apart for special work.
(3) That, in London generally, the average number of
persons to each sanitary inspector has, in the last few
years, considerably diminished, whilst in Deptford it
has increased.