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Clerical staff.—One clerk is chiefly engaged in duties arising out of the work of the public health
department.
Duties.—Each sanitary inspector has been allotted a district, and in it each is concerned with all
duties arising under the Public Health, Factory and Workshop, and Food and Drugs Acts.
They supervise the construction of drains in existing and in new premises, acting in
conjunction with the surveyor.
The inspectors are under the direction and supervision of the medical officer of health.
Scavenging of roads and dustbins.—The scavenging of dustbins and of roads is carried out by a
contractor, and there is an inspector of streets, who supervises the work under the direction of the
surveyor.
Limeliouse—population 1896, 58,305.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment). £300 per annum. Half repayable by
County Council. Also holds the appointment of public analyst.
3 sanitary inspectors—
J.W.J. £180 Half repayable by County Council.
Of which £50 is for duties as canal-boat inspector.
G. O. P. £140 Half repayable by County Council.
E. T. C. £130
Assistants.—Six assistants for disinfecting duties, five of these also assist in drain testing.
One mortuary keeper, also caretaker of shelter (resident).
Clerical staff.—There is one clerk who is entirely engaged in duties arising out of the work of the
public health department.
Duties.—Each of the inspectors is allotted a district, and in it each is concerned with all duties
arising under the Public Health, Factory and Workshop, and Food and Drugs Acts. The first
inspector on the above list is also inspector of canal-boats. The inspectors supervise the construction of
all drains, both in new and in existing premises. Each inspector has also to supervise the collection of
house refuse by three men in the surveyor's department, who collect it and load it into the carts provided
by a contractor.
The disinfecting assistants are engaged as follows—two fetch infected articles and bring them
into the infected chamber, two remove them from the apparatus after disinfection, and return them to
their owners ; one is foreman to see to the apparatus, and the sixth is engaged in stripping the walls
of rooms.
The inspectors are under the supervision and direction of the medical officer of health.
Scavenging of streets.—For the scavenging of streets there is, under the surveyor's department,
a superintendent of cleansing.
Mile-end Old-town—population 1896, 111,060.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment). £300 per annum. Half repayable by
County Council.
3 sanitary inspectors—
1. C. C. £230-£250 per annum. Half repayable by County Council.
2. F. H. L. £210-£250
3. J. T. £210-£250
Assistants.-—One drain testing assistant.
Four assistants in connection with disinfection.
A mortuary keeper, who is also caretaker of the vestry hall.
A caretaker at the temporary shelter.
Clerical staff.—There is one clerk entirely engaged in duties arising out of the work of the
public health department.
Duties of the sanitary staff.—Each inspector has been allotted a district, and in it each is concerned
with all duties arising under the Public Health, the Factory and Workshop, and the Food and Drugs
Acts. All drainage work in both old and new premises is supervised by the sanitary inspectors.
One of the disinfecting assistants disinfects rooms and generally superintends disinfection, the
remaining three ai-e engaged at the disinfecting apparatus and in conveying articles to and from premises.
The inspectors are under the supervision and direction of the medical officer of health.
Scavenging of dustbins and roads.—This work is superintended by the surveyor.
Poplar—population 1896, 169,267.
There arc two medical officers of health, one of these for the Bow division of the district is also
engaged in private practice. The other for the Poplar and Bromley portions devotes his whole time to
the office of medical officer of health—
Medical officer of health of Bow division. £250 per annum. Half repayable by County
Council.
Medical officer of health of Poplar division. £400-£500 per annum. Half repayable by
County Council.
7 sanitary inspectors—
1. C. W. B £225. Half repayable by County Council (also £25 as canal-boat inspector).
2. J. B. £150. „ „ „
3. C. F £180. „ „ „
4. F. J. A. £180. „ „ „
5. B. E. M. £185. „ „ „
6. A. J. F. £150. „ „ „
7. W.B. £185. „ „ „
Assistants.—-Each inspector has as assistant, one of the labourers employed by the sanitary
authority.
Five assistants concerned with disinfecting work.
Clerical staff.—There are three clerks engaged in duties arising out of the work of the public
health department.