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Duties.—Each of ten of the male inspectors on the above list has been allotted a district, and
in it each is concerned with all duties arising under the Public Health Act. The first on the list is
chief sanitary inspector, and exercises supervision over the work of the other officers.
The female inspectors are engaged in the inspection of workshops, workplaces and laundries
where females are employed.
The ten male inspectors obtain samples under the Food and Drugs Act.
For the examination of drains suspected to be defective the inspectors have the assistance of
a labouring man. This man is not directly employed by the Council, but is provided by a contractor
with whom the Council have a contract.
The disinfecting assistant carries out the work involved in fumigating rooms, and sees to the
removal by the contractor of articles needing disinfecting, such articles, moreover, being also cleansed.
He also sees the articles weighed at the disinfecting station. In the closing of rooms he is assisted
voluntarily by the man employed by the contractor to remove articles. It is not part of the disinfecting
assistant's duty to open the room on the completion of fumigation; this is done by the householder.
The sanitary inspectors are under the direction and supervision of the medical officer of health.
Scavenging of dustbins and streets.—For the scavenging of dustbins there are, under the
borough engineer, two dust inspectors or foremen, whose duty it is to supervise this work, and there
is also a foreman who superintends the cleansing of roads by men employed by the Council.
Hammersmith—Population 1901, 112,245.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment, also allowed to engage in consulting medical
work). £550 per annum. Half repayable by County Council.

Assistants.—Two disinfecting assistants (at present).
A mortuary keeper (who is resident at the new coroner's court and mortuary
buildings).
Two drainage inspectors.
One or two labourers from surveyor's department, who do the cleansing of rooms
in connection with disinfection.
Clerical stnff.—Two clerks are engaged solely in duties arising out of the work of the department.
Duties.—The first four sanitary inspectors on the above list have each a district, and in it they
are concerned with duties under the Public Health Act, including infectious diseases. The fifth on the
list is entirely engaged in a systematic house-to-house inspection of the whole district, and noting their
condition, which is then recorded in a register kept for the purpose. If there be any defects in a house,
the remedying of the defective conditions passes under the inspector in whose district the premises are
situated. Some 4,092 houses were thus visited during the twelve months ending 1896. The sixth
inspector on the list is employed in duties arising under the Food and Drugs Act and in seeing that
dustbins are properly cleansed. The seventh on the list is concerned with the duties transferred by
the London County Council, and smoke nuisances; and the 8th is concerned with factories and workshops.
The sanitary inspectors are under the control and supervision of the medical officer of health.
Scavenging of streets.—In addition to this staff, there are under the surveyor three road foremen
(two for day and one for night work) who attend to the scavenging and repairing of roads.
Fulham—Population 1901, 137,289.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment). £750 per annum. Half repayable by
Countv Council.

Assistants.— three drainage inspectors.
Two disinfectors and three men and a driver employed at the Council's disinfecting
station.
A mortuary keeper.
Clerical staff.—Two clerks.