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An additional sanitary inspector is to be appointed. The question of the re-appointment of
the sanitary inspectors under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, is at present under consideration.
Assistants.—Disinfecting staff, seven. Assistance is also obtained on occasion from the
surveyor's department. A mortuary keeper (Clapham), not resident, who also assists in disinfection,
&c. A mortuary keeper (Wandsworth), who is also a local tradesman in the vicinity and a mortuary
keeper (Streatham and Tooting).
Clerical staff.—There are three clerks entirely occupied in duties arising out of the work of the
public health department.
Duties.—The question as to the arrangement of districts and duties of the sanitary inspectors
is under consideration.
Scavenging of streets and dustbins.—For the scavenging of dustbins and of roads there are, under
the surveyor, dust inspectors and road foremen.
Camberwell— Population 1901, 259,258.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment), £600-700 per annum. Half repayable
by County Council.

A female inspector is about to be appointed at a salary of £125, rising by annual increments
of £5 to £150.
Assistants.—Six assistants for disinfection and a mortuary keeper.
Clerical staff.—There are three clerks entirely occupied in duties arising out of the work of the
public health department.
Duties.—One inspector (W. E. G.) is authorised specially to carry out the duties connected
with the office of a sanitary inspector under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, with regard to
smoke nuisances, and inspector under the Food and Drugs Acts, 1875 to 1899, and also emergency
inspector under all Acts of Parliament relating to the public health. Each of the remaining eleven
male inspectors is allotted to a district in which each is concerned with all duties arising under the
Public Health and Factory and Workshop Acts, and exceptionally under the Food and Drugs Acts.
As regards the disinfecting assistants, one acts as superintendent, one is entirely occupied with
the disinfection of articles at the depot, and the remaining four convey the articles to and from
premises. Two of these collect the infected articles and carry out the disinfection of rooms, while the
other two return the articles after they have been disinfected.
The sanitary inspectors are under the supervision and direction of the medical officer of health.
They superintend the construction of drains in both new and old premises, and as regards the
former and cases of combined drains, they are in relation to the surveyor of the borough council.
Scavenging of dustbins and roads.—There are six superintendents in the surveyor's department
who attend to the systematic cleansing of dustbins and of roads.
Deptford—Population 1901, 110,513.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment). £225 per annum. No portion repayable
by County Council.