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At the time of writing this report, the Department is
short of one Sanitary Inspector and., although advertisements
have been inserted in the appropriate papers with a view to
filling this vacancy, only one applicant applied.
The' Council will be aware that new scales of salary
are now operative for London Sanitary Inspectors. The salary
award is an interim one and will be reviewed in September, 1955.
I can only express the hope that the present award may
attract more young people to train as Sanitary Inspectors. Lack
of a sufficient Inspectorate staff is, in my opinion, very
serious and must ultimately reflect on the health and comfort of
the community.
I would stress once again that the Sanitary Inspector
is no bureaucrat serving wanton notices on reluctant owners or
careless tenants. He is a friend both of the landlord and the
tenant, helping the former to keep his property in repair at the
least possible cost and the tenant to keep his premises in a
healthy and cleanly condition and free from nuisances that are
dangerous or injurious to health.
Apart from this, few realise his value in preventing the
spread of infection, his manifold duties in connection with the
purity of food and air and the provision of those communal
amenities which in summary are called, often without appreciation
of the words, "environmental hygiene".
Mr. J. Williams, who had completed 26 years loyal and
conscientious service as a Driver/Disinfector, resigned on 31st
December, 1954.
STATISTICAL SUMMARY, 1954
Sanitary Inspection.
Houses inspected on complaint 2l4l
" " after infectious disease 469
" " under Sec.9, Housing Act, 1936 Nil.
House to House inspections 116
Inspections and revisits in connection with
Loans under Sec.4, Housing Act, 1949 253
Special visits and re-inspections 10,465