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the various agencies, philanthropic and otherwise, working in the City,
most of which send representatives to the committees of the Society.
The Council has continued the special attention it has given for
some years to the purity of the food sold in the City and the sanitary
condition of the places in which it is prepared.
The inspection of workshops and workplaces occupies a large part
of the time of the Inspectors, and especially of the two Lady
Inspectors. Details of the defects found are set out in special tables,
and particulars are also given relative to houses in which work is
carried out by out-workers. The results of an enquiry on the effect of
industrial employment on the health of married women and their
children are mentioned.
I regret to have to record the loss sustained by the Department by
the death of Inspector Folland, an able and conscientious officer. His
place has been filled by the appointment of Mr. H. E. Hardy, who was
a sanitary inspector under the Wandsworth Borough Council.
I desire to express my appreciation of the able assistance I have
received from all the staff in the work of the Department.
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor, my Lords and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
FRANCIS J. ALLAN,
Medical Officer of Health.
March, 1910.