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Islington 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]

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4. In the ordinary course of their outdoor duties the Inspectors
will inspect the meat, fish, fruit, and vegetables, &c., exposed for sale
in their respective districts, and will seize any of the same if it appear
to be unfit for human food. On Saturday evenings also, between the
hours of seven and nine, they will specially perform this duty in the
various market thoroughfares of the Parish.
5. The Inspectors to attend at the Vestry Offices between nine
and ten o'clock each morning to make up their diaries recording their
previous day's work, to enter in such diaries any complaints which may
have been made to them in their rounds, and to receive instructions
from the Medical Officer of Health or Superintendent, or to confer when
necessary with other officers, to make out notices, &c., if required, and
a weekly return of work every Monday morning.
6. To return to the Offices at 4.30 p.m. (except on Saturday),
and arrange for the notices which will be required to be made out on
the following morning by the clerks, and to enter their own reports
and the orders made in the Complaint Book.
7. To purchase samples of food, &c., for analysis as directed by the
Committee or the Superintendent.
8. The Inspector of Dust to visit daily under direction as many
houses as possible in the poorer localities of the parish, to ascertain the
existence of accumulations of dust, to inquire into and report upon all
specific complaints as to dusting, and to enter in his diary any sanitary
nuisance which he may observe or receive complaint of on his rounds.
To make out the orders for the removal of dust each day, and to keep
and furnish the weekly tables relating thereto. He will also purchase
samples of food, &c., for analysis when directed to do so.
Sanitary Department,
Revised 31st March, 1885.