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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Mr. H. E. Cramp was appointed as an additional clerk to assist
with the clerical work at the dispensaries. He commenced duty on
the 22nd September.
The staff at the end of the year was as follows:—
Medical Officer of Health.
Tuberculosis officer and deputy medical officer of health.
12 male sanitary inspectors.
1 inspector under Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
3 Female sanitary inspectors, two of whom devote
one-third of their time to health visiting, and one wholetime
to tuberculosis work.
4 Health visitors.
6 Clerks and one office boy.
1 Dispenser }at tuberculosis dispensary.
2 Nurses
1 Engineer and 10 disinfectors at disinfecting station.
1 Whole-time and two part-time mortuary keepers.
The work carried out during the year by the sanitary inspectors
is shown on Tables XXV. and XXVI.
Ten of the male sanitary inspectors each have a special district
allotted to them in which they carry out all duties under the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, Housing Acts, and Factory and Workshop
Acts in factories, etc., where men are employed, and all Orders
made under those Acts.
Two male sanitary inspectors devote their whole time to houseto-house
inspections under Public Health and Housing Acts, and
one inspector to the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
Two female sanitary inspectors devote two-thirds of their time
to the inspections of factories and workshops where women are
employed, and one-third of their time to health visiting.
One female sanitary inspector devotes her whole time to visiting
and inquiring into notified cases of tuberculosis.