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In addition to the above statutory officers, the various sanitary authorities have appointed a staff
of assistants for carrying out work in connection with the Public Health Act. This staff includes men
engaged in connection with disinfection, mortuary keepers, caretakers of the temporary shelters provided
for the use of persons during the disinfection of their rooms, and dust inspectors and collectors (in the
case of the two districts mentioned above).
For clerical duties, most districts have also appointed one or more clerks. A few districts provide
no clerical assistance.
Districts included in Schedule C Metropolis Local Management Act.
These six districts have each appointed a medical officer of health and a sanitary inspector, but in
one case (Gray's Inn) the medical officer of health also fills the post of sanitary inspector.
The medical officers of health of St. Giles, of Westminster, and of St. George's, respectively fill
the corresponding offices in the case of Lincoln's Inn, of the Collegiate Close of St. Peter, and of the
Inner and Middle Temple. There is also a medical officer of health of the district included under the
names Staple Inn, Furnival's Inn, and the Liberty of the Charterhouse. These districts have also
appointed sanitary inspectors, in the case of the last-mentioned district, one of the sanitary inspectors
of Clerkenwell has been appointed, and in the case of the Collegiate Close of St. Peter's, one of the
Westminster inspectors.
Details as to sanitary staff relating to each district.
Paddington—population 1896, 124,506.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment). £600 per annum. Half repayable by
County Council. Also holds the appointment of examining officer under the Canal Boats Act.
Five sanitary inspectors, one temporary sanitary inspector.
1. C. J. B.£200 and £10 for canal boat duties. Half repayable
bv County Council.
2. E. J. P. £160. Half repayable by County Council.
3. J. W. W. £130.
4. P. T. L. £130.
5.E. A £110.
6. G. W. (temporary) £80. No portion paid by County Council.
Assistants.—An inspector under the Food and Drugs Act.
One disinfecting assistant.
A mortuary keeper.
A caretaker and his wife at the shelter. The man is also employed at the dustyard.
Five navvies in the employment of a contractor with whom the vestry have a
contract to open up ground for the examination of drains.
Clerical staff.—Two clerks are entirely engaged in duties arising out of the work of the Public
Health Department.
Duties.—Each of the inspectors has been allotted a district, and in it each is concerned with all
duties arising under the Public Health and Factory and Workshop Acts.
Each inspector supervises the construction of drainage work in old houses. The drainage of
new premises is supervised by the surveyor's department.
For the examination of drains suspected to be defective, the inspectors have the assistance of
men who open up the ground. These men are not directly employed by the vestry, but are provided by
a contractor with whom the authority have a contract. For the collection of samples under the Food
and Drugs Act an officer is specially employed, and is included among the above-mentioned assistants.
The sanitary inspectors are under the entire supervision and direction of the medical officer of
health.
Scavenging of dustbins and of streets.—The scavenging of streets and of dustbins is supervised
by officers in the surveyor's department.
Kensington—population 1896, 1/0,465.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment). £800 per annum. Half repayable by
Countv Council.

Assistants.—Two assistant inspectors.
A mortuary keeper.
One assistant for disinfection.
Clerical staff.—There are four clerks entirely engaged in duties arising out of the work of the
department.
Duties.—Each of the first six inspectors on the above list, has been allotted a district, and in it
each is concerned with all duties arising under the Public Health Act. The first on the list, in addition,
is chief sanitary inspector, and exercises general supervision over the work of the other officers.
The female inspector is engaged in the inspection of workshops where females are employed.