View report page

4
In view of the constant variation of the duties of a
Health Department made by various orders, regulations
and requisitions of the Local Government Board and
other authorities now taking an active interest, if not in
public health, at least in looking after Public Health
Departments, it would, perhaps, be as well to set out
and record some particulars of the measures taken for
covering this Borough from the public health work
point of view.
First, on the Housing and Town Planning Act
coming into force, your Committee decided that one
special officer should be designated to take entire charge
of this work, to carry on house-to-house inspection and
generally to see to the preparation of notices, schedules
of requirements, and other matters necessary for the
due enforcement of this Act.
After due consideration, your Committee decided
that the better plan would be to take Mr. Richards (who
on many occasions has acted as my representative and
carried out the duties of Chief Inspector in my absence),
from off District E and specially designate him as the
officer for carrying into force this Housing Act, and
otherwise to generally assist in the work of the Department.
Amongst other advantages calculated to arise from
this arrangement was that of uniformity, and I need not
point out how desirable it is, both as to the methods of
inspection and the preparation of the lists of the repairs,
and supervision of the same, that, so far as possible,
uniformity should be insisted upon throughout the
District.
Inspectors—
Duties and
Districts.