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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Sanitary inspectors—Particulars of appointments and duties—(continued).
| Vestry or District Board. | Rateable Value. | Census Report, 1891 (Vol. II.) | Number of Inspectors at date of last return, 24th April, 1893. | Number of Inspectors at present time. | Date of appointment of each Inspector. | Present Salary. | Whether Inspectors limited to the performance of any particular duty, if so, nature of such duty. | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population. | Inhabited houses. | ||||||||
| £ | SOUTH DISTRICT—Continued. | ||||||||
| Wandsworth | 265,146 | 46,717 | 7,256 | 3(1 chief and 2 assistant inspectors) | 4(1 chief and 2 assistant | 3rd July, 1891 30th Nov., 1892 30th Nov., 1892 14th Aug., 1893 (temporary) | £2 15s. p. wk. £2 2s. p. wk. £2 2s. p. wk. £2 p. wk. | Duties consist chiefly in house to house inspection. | A division of the sub-district is assigned to each inspector, the chief inspector undertaking the duties in connection with infectious disease, inquiries into special complaints with supervision of whole sanitary procedure. There is also an officer who devotes his whole time to the supervision of the dust collection. Clerical assistance provided. The inspectors receive no clerical assistance. |
| Woolwich | 181,028 | 40,848 | 5,259 | 3 | 3 | Aug., 1866 Dec., 1889 Aug., 1892 | £2 7s. p. wk. £2 5s. p. wk. £2 p. wk. | One inspector superintends the removal of house and other refuse, also carries out the Smoke Nuisance Act, and inspects the common and registered lodging-houses. | The inspectors receive no clerical assistance. |
Sanitary Districts mentioned in Schedule C of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855.
| Close of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster | 3,833 | 235 | 25 | 1 | Nov., 1892 | £5 5s. p. ann. | No. | ||
| Gray's-inn | 16,020 | 258 | 49 | 1 | 23rd Mar., 1892 | £25 p. ann. | Also medical officer of health of district. | ||
| Inner Temple | 22,805 | 96 | 39 | 1 | 1st Jan., 1893 | £20 p. ann. | No. | ||
| Lincoln's-inn | 20,904 | 27 | 12 | 1 | Feb., 1893 | £10 p. ann. | No. | ||
| Middle Temple | 14,782 | 95 | 30 | 1 | 18th Jan., 1893 | £5 p. ann. | Is surveyor of the district. | ||
| Staple Inn, Furnival's-inn, and Liberty of the Charterhouse | 19,456 | 251 | 24 | 1 | 7th Sept., 1892 | £30 p. ann. | No. |