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The disinfecting assistant returns and fetches articles of clothing to houses, a horse and driver
being hired for the van, The assistant also carries out the disinfection of rooms.
Dustbin and road scavenging.—Under the jurisdiction of the surveyor.
Lee—-population 1896, 38,588.
There is a separate staff for each sub-district, namely—
Charlton. Eltham. Lee and Kidbrook.
except so far as relates to duties arising under the Food and Drugs Act. For this purpose there is
one inspector for the whole district.
W. W. £40 Half repayable by County Council.
Charlton sub-district—
A medical officer of health (part time appointment). £12.5 per annum. No portion repayable
by County Council.
One sanitary inspector—
T. C. £125 Half repayable by County Council.
Assistant.—A disinfecting assistant.
Clerical staff.—There is no clerk for the work of the public health department, but assistance can
be obtained from the clerk's staff if required.
Duties.—The sanitary inspector is concerned with duties arising under the Public Health and
Factory and Workshop Acts. In the testing of drains he has assistance from the surveyor's department.
The inspector is under the direction and supervision of the medical officer of health.
Scavenging of dustbins and roads. —This work is supervised by a road foreman in the surveyor's
department.
Eltham sub-district—
A medical officer of health (part time appointment). £50 per annum. Half repayable by
County Council.
One sanitary inspector—
D. H. £75 No portion repayable by County Council.
Clerical staff.—Clerical assistance is given by a clerk in the surveyor's department.
The inspector is concerned with all the duties arising under the Public Health or
Factory and Workshop Acts. He also carries out the disinfection of rooms.
He is under the supervision and direction of the medical officer of health.
Scavenging of dustbins and roads.—This work is under the supervision of the surveyor.
Lee and Kidbrooke sub-district.—
A medical officer of health (part time appointment). £100 per annum. No portion repayable
by County Council.
One sanitary inspector—
R. W. £3 3s. a week. Half repayable by County Council.
Assistant.—One assistant.
Clerical staff.—A boy clerk.
Duties.—The inspector is concerned with all duties arising under the Public Health and the
Factory and Workshop Acts.
He is under the supervision and direction of the medical officer of health.
The assistant helps in the disinfection of rooms and the testing of drains.
Scavenging of dustbins and of roads.—The cleansing of dustbins is done by contract. 1 Thescavenging
of roads is supervised by a foreman in the surveyor's department.
Plumstead—popidation 1896, 59,252.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment). £250 per annum. Half repayable by
County Council.
5 sanitary inspectors—
1. A. G. D. £180 Half repayable by County Council.
2. J. W. R £120
3. W. L £115
4. W. W £110
5. Vacant at date of inquiry £104 „ ,, „
Assistants.—Three assistants in connection with disinfection.
A drain testing assistant.
A mortuary keeper, who gives part of his time to the duty of attending to the
mortuary.
A caretaker at the temporary shelter.
Clerical staff.—There is one clerk who is entirely occupied in duties arising out of the work of
the public health department.
Duties.—The first inspector on the above list acts as chief inspector. He supervises generally
the work of the other inspectors, makes inspection of premises in regard to which complaints have been
received, is concerned with special drainage matters and questions of combined drains, and the inspection
of new buildings, with a view to the issuing of certificates as to their provision with an adequate water
supply.
The remaining are divisional inspectors (upon the ap ointment of the fifth inspector the district
will be rearranged) and each is concerned in his district with all duties arising under the Public Health
and the Factory and Workshop Acts.
Duties under the Food and Drugs Act are at present temporarily carried out by the chief
inspector.
The assistants for disinfection are engaged as follows—one for carrying out the disinfection of
articles in tne disinfecting apparatus, the other two convey articles to and from premises and
disinfect rooms.
The inspectors arc under the supervision and direction of the medical officer of health.