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kinds during the year amounted to a little over 17,000, as
compared, in round numbers, to 16,000 in 1898. The number
of notices issued by the direct authority of the Vestry were
353, the majority of the insanitary conditions being at once
remedied after a simple written communication; 1,137 of
these written communications have been sent, relative to
various nuisances.
There has been no change in the male inspectorial staff,
but a female inspector was appointed for a period of six
months. The Vestry elected for this purpose Miss O'Kell.
The duties Miss O'Kell has performed are those under the
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, the Factory Acts, the inspection
of establishments or institutions inhabited by women and
children, and various miscellaneous duties. She has proved
to be zealous, painstaking, and efficient. The Sanitary
Inspectors generally have attended to their duties with great
assiduity.
CLERICAL WORK OF THE SANITARY
DEPARTMENT.
The clerical work of the Sanitary Department continues
to be somewhat heavy, and fully occupies the time of Mr.
James Curtis, the Senior Clerk of the Department, and Mr.
W. J. Howe. Mr. Howe was appointed in February, 1899,
succeeding Mr. Carr. A great deal of the work performed
by the Clerical staff scarcely admits of tabulation; that
which it is possible to state numerically is appended below.
The Clerical staff has worked with great assiduity, fidelity,
and ability, during the year.
REGISTER OF CLERICAL WORK, 1899.
Number of Notifications of Infectious Diseases entered
in Register, copied, and sent to Metropolitan
Asylums Board and Schools, receipt acknowledged
and filed 1,022
Number of Complaints of Nuisances received, entered
in Nuisance Register and filed 1,134
Number of letters despatched from Department 1,981
Number of Vestry Orders issued 204
Number of Meetings of Sanitary and Sewers
Committee prepared for, attended, and Minutes
drafted and written 21