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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham District]
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That having met by adjournment on Monday, January 12th instant,
when 19 members were present, they proceeded to the investigation of the
matters referred to them, and after a careful consideration of the duties and
salaries of each Officer in succession, they resolved to make the following
recommendations.
That Mr. O. C. T. Eagleton be reappointed Clerk, at a salary of £250
per annum.
That Mr. Henry Treverion be reappointed Surveyor, at a salary of
£200 per annum.
That Mr. Wilkinson be reappointed Medical Officer of Health, at his
present rate of emolument, namely, £5 5s. for each Report, to be sent in
monthly.
That Two Inspectors be appointed as heretofore.
That Mr. Duncan be reappointed Inspector, at a salary of £80 per
annum and £10 extra wages for travelling, and that he be requested to reside
in the district.
That the other Inspectorship be declared vacant, and advertisements inserted
in the Daily Papers for competent persons to offer themselves as
Candidates for the same.
That the Messenger provisionally employed be not reappointed, but one
of the Inspectors be selected to discharge the duties of Messenger when
required.
That Mrs. Perry be reappointed Housekeeper, at a salary of 12s. per
week.
Henry Greenwood.
Benjamin Smith.
W. S. Shove.
James Bbooker.
Report of the Committee appointed 21st Jan., 1857, consisting of
Mr. Belcham
„ Brooker
,, Daikers
„ Edgerton
Mr. Morphew
„ Parsey
„ Shove
„ Tapley.
Office of Works, Grove Place, Lewisham,
4th February, 1858.
The Committee, appointed at the last Meeting of the Board, "to enquire
into the duties of the several Officers and the system pursued as regards all
the operations of the Board, with a view to ascertain the precise mode in
which all the Orders of the Board are executed, and the sufficiency or otherwise
of the Checks upon the Contractors and Labourers, and, generally,
whether the present working staff and arrangements are such as are best
suited to the performance of the duties which devolve upon the Board,"
beg to report—
That having met on the 27th ultimo (when all the members were present),
and on the 3rd instant, and having read the Report of the Committee,
appointed on the 5tli December, 1855, "To consider as to the Officers required,
their duties and emoluments," and having considered the alterations
from time to time made in the arrangements adopted upon such report,