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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 inspections.	Assistants	Clerical staff.
No. of houses let in lodgings on the register.	No of times a year these houses are inspected.	Duties of sanitary inspections.	Assistants	Clerical staff.
1,100	Four.	One chief male inspector supervises generally the work of the other male inspectors.	(a) 10 disinfecting assistants.	6
		One carries out the Adulteration Acts, inspection of bakehouses, slaughterhouses, dairies, milkshops and noxious trade premises.	(6) 2 mortuary keepers, and a superintendent and his wife at reception house. The superintendent is concerned with infectious diseases.
		Ten have each an assigned district, in which they are concerned with duties under the Public Health Act, and the inspection of factories and workshops. They supervise all drainage work in old houses and in new premises drainage work above the ground level.
		One has the wharves and warehouses on the river bank and is engaged with the inspection of food stuffs.
		Two (female) visit houses let in lodgings.	(c) 1 assistant drain tester.
		One (chief female) visits factories and workshops employing females and supervises generally the other female inspectors.	(c) 1 assistant drain tester.
2,649	Some of the best are only visited once or twice a year. Others are visited practically every month.	Fifteen have each an allotted district, and are concerned with duties arising under the Public Health, Factory and Workshop and Food and Drugs Acts. These inspectors supervise the construction of drainage work in old as well as new houses as far as the front wall of the house.	(a) 15 disinfecting and general assistants.	7
2,649		Two are concerned with houses let in lodgings. One inspects wharves and food landed at such premises.	(a) 15 disinfecting and general assistants.	7
180	Twice.	The three inspectors have each an assigned district in which they carry out general sanitary duties.	(a) 1 disinfecting assistant.	1
200	Twice and more frequently if any special reason.	Nine have each an assigned district in which they carry out duties under the Public Health Act, including all by-laws and repair of drains and sanitary fittings. They also take samples under the Food and Drugs Act if required.	(a) 10 disinfecting assistants.	4
			(6) 3 mortuary keepers.
		One carries out duties under the Food and Drugs Act over the whole borough, inspects meat, and performs special duties under the Public Health Act as required.
		One (female) is chiefly occupied in laundries and workshops which employ female labour.
* 2,004	Some weekly, others monthly, twice a year or once a year	Eight district inspectors.	(a) 9 disinfecting assistants.	4 and 1 messenger and clerical assistant
		Two perform duties under the Food and Drugs Act, abatement of smoke nuisances, inspection of street markets, slaughterhouses, offensive trades, cowhouses, and inspection of food generally.	(a) 9 disinfecting assistants.
			(b) 2 mortuary keepers.
		Two (female) are engaged in the inspection of workshops, workplaces, etc., where female labour is employed.	(b) 2 mortuary keepers.
164	Mostly four times.	One acts as chief inspector, supervises generally, inspects premises concerning which complaints have been received, and is concerned with special drainage matters and combined drains, and the inspection of new buildings, etc.	(a) 3 disinfecting assistants.	3
			(b) 3 drain-testing assistants.
		One (female) visits workshops and workplaces, etc. where females are employed.	(c) 1 mortuary keeper.
		Eight have each an assigned district in which they perform duties arising under the Public Health Act.
		Additional duties are undertaken by certain of these inspectors. They include duties under the Food and Drugs Act, the inspection of factories and workshops, and the inspection of food in Woolwichmarket and principal shops, registered houses let in lodgings, cowhouses, slaughterhouses, etc.
366	Frequently.	Two are concerned with notified infectious diseases.	(a) 2 disinfecting assistants.	3
		One is specially engaged in carrying out the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act.	(a) 2 disinfecting assistants.
			(6) 1 mortuary keeper.
		Eight are concerned with duties arising under the Public Health Act. One of these (female) also visits workplaces where females are employed.	(6) 1 mortuary keeper.
20,632		Eight inspectors are engaged in meat inspection.
* This number was shown in a return published by the Council in January, 1903. and is the most recent information on this point received from the medical officer of health of Westminster.