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Chelsea—population 1896, 9b,64b.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment). £350 per annum. Half repayable by
County Council. Also holds the appointment of analyst and gas examiner.
Three sanitary inspectors, not including the surveyor for the detached portion of Chelsea, at
Kensal-green, who also acts as sanitary inspector for this part of the district.
1. A. G.£200 per annumHalf repayable by County Council.
2. W. C. L. £147 10s. „
3. F.F. £130 „
The surveyor and sanitary inspector for Kensal-green is—
J. J. McK. £180 and house ; no portion of which is paid by County Council.
Assistants.—A mortuary keeper, who also assists in disinfection.
Two disinfecting and drain-testing assistants.
Clerical staff.—There is no clerical assistance.
Duties.—The first inspector on the above list carries out duties connected with infectious disease
and complaints, and obtains samples under the Food and Drugs Act.
Each of the other inspectors is allotted a district in which each is concerned with house-to-house
inspection, and inspection under the Factory and Workshop Act. Each inspector, with the aid of one
of the assistants, also disinfects articles of clothing and bedding.
In the detached portion of the district, sanitary work requiring the attention of an officer is
carried out by the surveyor for this part. He also carries out duties arising under the Food and Drugs
Act. No attempt, it is stated, is made at house-to-house, or factory and workshop inspection.
The inspectors are under the supervision and direction of the medical officer of health.
Scavenging of dust-bins and streets.—For the scavenging of streets and of dustbins, there are
under the surveyor a road foreman and a dust inspector.
St. George, Hanover-square—population 1896, 79,967.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment). £450 per annum. No portion repayable
by County Council.
One chief sanitary inspector—
1. A. T. £200 to £250 by £10 annual increase. No portion repaid by County Council.
And three assistant sanitary inspectors—
2. F. A. A. £150. No portion repaid by County Council.
3. J. W. W. £120 to £150, by £10 annual increase, now £130. No portion
repaid by County Council.
4. W. II. T. £120 to £150, now £130. No portion repaid by County Council.
Assistants. —Three disinfecting assistants.
One mortuary keeper.
Clerical staff.—No clerical assistance is provided.
Duties.—The chief inspector exercises a general supervision over the work of the assistant
inspectors. He attends to correspondence and does some of the clerical work involved in keeping
the various registers, he also acts as sanitary inspector for the "in-wards" of the district, namely, the
neighbourhood of Mayfair. The first two assistant inspectors on the above list have each been allotted
a portion of the district, and in it they are concerned with all duties arising under the Public Health
Act. Duties under the Factory and Workshop Act are carried out by the third and fourth inspectors.
The fourth inspector also assists the other inspectors if necessary, but his time is largely devoted to the
clerical work of the department.
Each of the three assistant inspectors is also appointed to carry out duties under the Food and
Drugs Act, under the supervision of the chief inspector.
The disinfecting assistants are engaged in conveying articles to and from the disinfecting
apparatus and in the disinfection of rooms and articles.
Scavenging of dustbins.—The collection of house refuse is carried out by a contractor. The
vestry do not employ an inspector specially to attend to the collection.
Westminster—population 1896, 53,234.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment). £350 per annum. Half repayable by
Countv Council.
Ihree sanitary inspectors—
G. D. £200 per annum
A. McN.£200
J. W. K. £180 rising to £200
Half repayable by County Council.
Assistants.—Two disinfecting assistants.
Keeper of mortuary, coroner's court, and shelter, who also assists in disinfection if
necessary.
Clerical staff.— The clerk is solely occupied in duties arising out of work of the Public Health
department, he also acts as committee clerk to the Public Health Committee.
Duties.—The sanitary inspectors have each been allotted a district, and in it they are concerned
vith all duties arising under the Public Health and Factory and Worksliop Acts. They supervise all
Irainage work, both in new premises and in existing houses. In the testing of drains suspected to be
lefective, they are assisted in the use of the smoke test by one of the disinfecting assistants.
The duties arising under the Food and Drugs Act are carried out in the entire district by each
nspector in rotation, for a period of four months.
The inspectors report directly to committee, and if considered necessary, the matter is referred to
he medical officer of health for report. They consult the medical officer in such instances as they deem
lecessary.
The disinfecting assistants do all the work involved in the disinfection of articles and of rooms.
Scavenging of dustbins and streets.—For the supervision of scavenging of streets and of dustbins,
here is a superintendent of scavenging in the surveyor's department, under whom are foremen who are
oncerned in the execution of the work by the vestry's men.