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Lambeth—population 1896, 295,033.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment). £700 per annum. Half repayable by
County Council.
12 acting sanitary inspectors, and an inspector who is partly engaged in clerical duties—
1. R. E. £170 Half repayable by County Council.
2. R. B 170
3. F. E. B 160
4. S.S 160
5- J- M.J 160
6. J. B 160
7. G.G 160
8. W.G.F. B. 125
9. T. H. H 125
10. T.H.J 125
11. W. W 125
12. W. J. P 120
13. W. W. H. 120
Assistants.—Ten assistants in connection with disinfection.
Two mortuary keepers, one at each building, and a deputy to relieve the one at
the northern mortuary.
A temporary caretaker (female) is engaged when the rooms provided for use as
a temporary shelter are in use.
Seven men in charge of underground lavatories and urinals and five women.
Clerical staff.—There are three clerks entirely engaged in duties arising out of the work of the
public health department. The inspectors have no clerical duties beyond keeping a diary.
Duties.—Twelve of the inspectors have each been allotted a district in which they are concerned
with all duties arising under the Public Health and the Factory and Workshop Acts. One of these
inspectors whose district is small also acts as inspector for smoke nuisances, and as inspector under the
Food and Drugs Act for the entire district, being assisted in obtaining samples by the others. The
remaining inspector is reserved as an emergency officer to attend to any urgent complaints made
at the office after the others have left, and he also assists in clerical work.
The inspectors supervise the execution of drainage works in both new and old houses.
They are under the entire supervision and direction of the medical officer of health.
The disinfecting assistants are engaged as follows—
Two act as engineers, one at each apparatus, two fetch infected articles, and two return them
after disinfection, the other four men act as drivers of the vans.
Scavenging of dustbins and streets.—For the scavenging of dustbins and of streets there are
district inspectors under the control of the surveyor.
Battersea—population 1896, 165,115.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment). £600 per annum. Half repayable by
County Council.
10 sanitary inspectors—
J. Y., chief inspector. £230 per annum Half repayable by County Council.
H. M £150 „ „ „ ,,
A. E. P £150 „ „ „ ,,
A. O. £150 „ „ „ ,,
J. H. £150 „ „ „ ,,
J. L £141 „ „ „ ,,
A. C. £101 „ „ ,,
H. H. M £140 „ „ „ ,,
J- T. B £101 „ „ „ „
Miss B. T. £101 „ „ „
Assistants.—Seven assistants for disinfection of rooms and testing of drains.
Clerical staff.—There are four clerks, three of these are solely engaged in duties arising out of
the work of the public health department; the fourth in addition, is also concerned with the work of
the labour bureau.
Duties.—The chief inspector supervises generally the work of the inspectors, inspects in all cases
of importance or difficulty, and where statutory proceedings are about to be taken.
The female inspector visits all places where females are engaged in work and schools. The
remaining inspectors have each a district in which each is concerned, with all duties arising under the
Public Health, the Food and Drugs, and the Factory and Workshop Acts.
The inspectors are under the supervision and direction of the medical officer of health.
Scavenging of streets and dustbins.—The scavenging of dustbins and of roads is done by men
employed by the sanitary authority, and there are inspectors under the surveyor who are concerned
with the execution of this work.
Wandsworth—population 1896, 187,264.
There is a separate staff for each sub-district, viz.—
Clapham Wandsworth
Streatham and Tooting Putney and Roehampton
except as regards the carrying out of the Food and Drug Act; for this purpose the Board of Works
have appointed one inspector for the whole district.
Clapham sub-district.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment). £200 per annum. No portion repayable
by County Council.
3 sanitary inspectors—
5. G. F. £3 5s. a week. No portion repayable by County Council
B. N. £3 5s. „ „ „ „
W. G. C. £3 1s. „ „ „