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London County Council 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Houses let in lodgings.		Duties of sanitary inspectors.	Assistants.	Clerical staff.
No. of houses let in lodgings on the register.	No of times a year these houses are inspected.	Duties of sanitary inspectors.	Assistants.	Clerical staff.
1,109	Once thorough ly Some of the houses owing to their position are very frequently visited; others probably less so; but those which require the greatest attention receive it.	Six have each an allotted district in which they carry out duties imposed by the Metropolis Management, Public Health and Food and Drugs Acts, and supervise sanitary and drainage works in old buildings. They also supervise houses let in lodgings and are concerned with smoke nuisances. One also has oversight of Regent's Canal (within borough) and boats thereon. One is concerned with Factory and Workshop inspection. One is a meat and market inspector. One supervises generally. One (female) is concerned with the inspection of factories and workshops where females are employed, out-workers' homes, etc., and makes special enquiries into infantile deaths and cases of measles.	(a) 1 disinfector.	2 and 1 office youth.
			(b) 2 mortuary keepers one of whom also disinfects rooms, and the other also works steam disinfector.
			(c) 1 shelter keeper (who also disinfects rooms).
			(d) 1 van driver who also assists with disinfection.
			329		Twice.	Five have each an assigned district, in which they perform all duties arising under the Public Health Act and Factory and Workshop Act. One is employed on duties arising under the Food and Drugs Act and in the inspection of places where food is sold or stored. One (female) is chiefly engaged in the inspection of workshops, etc., where women are employed.	(a) 2 drainage inspectors.	2
							(b) 4 disinfectors and 3 assistants.
							(c) 1 mortuary keeper.
							-		The work is in abeyance on account of shortness of staff. The question of increasing the staff is now under consideration.	One is concerned with infectious disease. Four have each an allotted district in which they are concerned with duties under the Public Health and Factory and Workshops Act. One (temporary) is engaged upon house to house inspection.	(a) 3 disinfecting assistants.	2
							500		An endeavour is made to have these houses in -spected once a year at least. (155 were inspected during 1903.)	Twelve have each an assigned district, in which they are concerned with duties arising under the Public Health, Factory and Workshop and Food Adulteration Acts. One of these inspectors performs duties under the Canal Boats Acts (for which he gets £26 a year, no part of which is repayable by the London County Council). One is concerned with dairies, cowsheds, milkshops, slaughterhouses and knackers' yards and is also food inspector. One (female) inspects workshops, laundries, etc., where female labour is employed. One (female) inspects the houses of outworkers. Two (temporary) are engaged upon house-to-house inspection. The inspectors supervise reconstruction and alteration of drains but not in new premises.	(a) 1 dust inspector.	4 and 1 messenger.
											(b) 9 assistants for disinfecting.
			(c) 1 mortuary keeper, 1 temporary shelter caretaker (and wife).
			(d) 1 drain-testing assistant, 1 smoke nuisancp assistant.
			(e) varying number of dustmen.
			1,748		Generally once a year.	Four have each an assigned district, in which they are concerned with all duties arising under Public Health (London) Act. One makes a systematic house-to-house inspection of the district. One is employed on houses let in lodgings. One is employed on duties arising under the Food and Drugs Act and supervision of dustbins. One is concerned with duties transferred from the L.C.C., and also smoke nuisances. One is concerned with factories and workshops.		(a) 2 assistants for disinfection.			3
								(b) 1 mortuary keeper.
								(c) 2 drainage inspectors.
(d) 1 or 2 labourers for cleansing and disinfection