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Holborn—population 1896, 31,208.
A medical officer of health (part lime appointment), £35C per annum. Half repayable by
County Council.
Four sanitary inspectors—
1. A. B. £130 Half repayable by County Council.
2. W. F £130
3. J. T. B £200
4. J. McQ £120
Assistants.—A smoke inspector, who also acts as messenger.
A mortuary keeper, who also carries out the disinfection of rooms.
Clerical staff.—One clerk is partly engaged in clerical duties arising out of the work of the
public health department.
Duties.—The inspectors, numbers 1, 2, and 4 in the above list, have each a portion of the district
allotted to them, and in these they cany out all duties arising under the Public Health, Factory and
Workshop, and Food and Drugs Acts. Number 3 devotes his time entirely to inspection of meat.
The inspectors are entirely under the supervision and direction of the medical officer of health.
Scavenging of dustbins and of streets.—There is one inspector for the scavenging of streets under
the surveyor.
There is no inspector for the cleansing of dustbins. This work (as well as the scavenging of
streets) is done by a contractor, and the District Board insist that lie shall employ an inspector to
supervise the carrying out of the work.
Glerkenwell—population 189G, 66,202.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment). £500 per annum. Half repayable by
County Council.
Three sanitary inspectors—
Amount received year ending
March 25th, 1897.
W. J. B. £182 and uniform. Half repayable by County Council.
W.G. £130 „ „ „ „
W.P.E. £130 „ „ „ „
Assistaids.—Two disinfectors and a driver of van.
Caretaker (female) of mortuary and shelter, resident.
Clerical staff.—One clerk is solely engaged in clerical duties arising out of work of the department.
Duties.—Each inspector is allotted a district, and in it lie carries out all duties arising out of the
Public Health, Factory and Workshop, and Food and Drugs Acts. The disinfectors are engaged, the
one at the disinfecting station, the other in fetching and returning articles of clothing and in disinfecting
rooms.
The sanitary inspectors are entirely under the supervision and direction of the medical officer of
health.
Scavenging of dustbins and streets.—These duties are supervised by men under the surveyor.
St. Luke—population 189G, 41,527.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment, but not allowed to engage in private practice).
£400 per annum. Half repayable by County Council.
Two sanitary inspectors—
A. M. £140 per annum. Half repayable by County Council.
R.A. £140 „ „ „ „
Assistants.—A general assistant for disinfection and other work.
A mortuary keeper who also takes part in the work of disinfection.
Clerical staff.—One clerk who is chiefly engaged in duties arising out of the work of the public
health department.
Duties.—Each inspector has been allotted a district, and in it each performs all duties arising
under the Public Health, Food and Drugs, and Factory and Workshop Acts. Both officers are also
appointed inspectors under the Canal Boats Act, boats being inspected alternately by each inspector.
None of their salary is apportioned to this work.
The inspectors supervise the execution of all drainage work within both new and old premises.
Smoke nuisances are attended to by an officer in the surveyor's department, known as street inspector,
whose duty it is to see to the repairing of pavement.
The sanitary inspectors are entirely under the supervision and direction of the medical officer of
health, they do not report to committee.
The general assistant is engaged in seeing to the removal of patients suffering from infectious
disease, in fetching from and returning to houses articles of bedding, in disinfection of rooms, and
in assisting the sanitary inspectors in testing drains and measuring the capacity of rooms. The
mortuary keeper resides at the coroner's court which forms part of the premises, and is also engaged in
disinfecting articles of clothing, &c., in the disinfecting apparatus which is also situated on these
premises.
Scavenging of streets and dustbins.—In addition to the above staff forming the public health
department, there is under the surveyor a superintendent of scavenging, part of whose duties it is to see
that roads are properly scavenged and that dustbins are cleansed. This work is carried out by men in
the employment of the vestry.
The City of London-population 1896, 30,970.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment). £1,500 per annum Half repayable by
County Council. Also holds the appointment of public analyst.
Seven sanitary inspectors—
1st class.—A. R. H. £225 Half repavable by the County Council.
W.H.J.G.
W.H.M.
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