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London County Council 1906

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Table: SANITARY OFFICERS

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SANITARY OFFICERS

Metropolitan borough.	Number of sanitary inspectors.		Census, 1901.														Houses let in lodgings.		Duties of sanitary inspector.	Assistants.	Clerical staff.
	Number of sanitary inspectors.		Inhabited bouses.	Total tenements.	Tenements under 6 rooms.	* Overcrowded tenements-	Population.	Population in tenements under 6 rooms.	Population in overcrowded tenements.	Inhabited houses.	Average per sanitary inspector.						Ho. of houses let in lodgings on the register.	No. of times a year these houses are inspected.
	Males.	Females.	Inhabited bouses.	Total tenements.	Tenements under 6 rooms.	* Overcrowded tenements-	Population.	Population in tenements under 6 rooms.	Population in overcrowded tenements.	Inhabited houses.	Tenements.	Tenements under 5 rooms.	Overcrowded tenements.	Population	Population in tenements under 5 rooms.	Population in overcrowded tenements.	Ho. of houses let in lodgings on the register.	No. of times a year these houses are inspected.
Hamp-stead	6	1	11,294	16,998	7,178	864	81,942	24,211	5,215	1,613	2,428	1,025	123	11,706	3,459	745	239	No fixed number of times.Frequency of inspection is governed by character of houses.	One supervises generally, makes special inspections, investigates cases of infectious diseases and is responsible for work of disinfecting assistants.Four have each an allotted district, in which they are concerned with duties arising under the Public Health Act.One carries out the inspection of slaughterhouses, dairies, factories and workshops, and takes all samples under the Food and Drugs A^t.One (female) is engaged in the inspection of premises where females are employed, and makes special investigations.	(fl) 3 disinfectingassistants. (4) 3 drain-testing assistants, one of whom acts as mortuary keeper.	3 and 1clerk draughtsman.
Holborn...	3	1	4,703	13,790	10,772	2,783	59,405	35,724	14,875	1,176	3,447	2,693	696	14,851	8,931	3,719	759	All houses inspected once. Many more frequently, and when necessary weekly.	Three have each an allotted district, in which they are concerned with duties arising under the Public Health, Factory and Workshop and Food and Drugs Acts.One (female) is engaged on special inspections under the direction of the medical officer, such as factories and workshops, restaurants where females are employed, outworkers' homes, the prevention of consumption, the non-notifiable infectious diseases, and infantile mortality.	(a) 2 disinfecting assistants. (4) 1 mortuary keeper.	3
Islington..	20	2	38,645	79,129	55,801	10,071	334.991	196,423	56,948	1,757	3,597	2,536	458	15,227	8,928	2,587	891	The number of times varies, but the aver age in 1905 was 13.	One chief inspector supervises work of staff and visits premises when it is necessary to serve a statutory notice.Fourteen have each an allotted district, in which they are concerned with duties arising under the Public Health Act (except as regards houses let in lodgings and workshops), and also inspect milkshops and dairies and visit ice cream factories.One inspects workshops, workplaces and bakehouses.Two inspect houses let in lodgings.One carries out duties under the Food and Drugs Acts.One inspects meat, food, cowsheds and offensive trade premises.Two (females) inspect workshops and out workers' homes where females are employed, and restaurant kitchens.	(a) 2 permanent and 1 tempor-ary disinfec-tors.	7
Kensington	11	2	22,131	38,349	21,115	4,599	176,628	73,425	26,207	1,702	2,950	1,624	354	13,587	5,648	2,016	1985	Variable, according to requirement ol individual cases.	One is chief inspector without a district, and exercises supervision.Ten have each an allotted district, in which they are concerned with all duties arising under the Public Health (London) Act. They also obtain samples under the Food and Drugs Act. Two act at one time for three months and then are exempt from this duty for 12 months. No inspector collects samples for analysis in his own district.Two (female) are engaged mainly in the inspection of workshops, workplaces, laundries, etc., where females are employed, but also make inquiries into cases of pulmonary consumption, measles, whooping cough, and infantile diarrhoea.	(a) an inquiry officer for cases of infectious diseases who is also overseer of disinfection of houses and infected articles, and 3 disinfec-tors including one man who acts as engineer.(4) mortuary keeper.(c) sanitary labourer for assisting infesting drains.(d) one female health visitor for the prevention of infant mortality	5
Lambeth	13	2	41,511	70,887	44,495	6,548	301,895	153,184	36,904	2,767	4,726	2,966	436	20,126	10,212	2,460	372	Visited regularly once a year.	Twelve have each an allotted district, in which they are concerned with all duties arising under the Public Health and Factory and Workshop Acts.One inspector deals only with smoke nuisances, and carries out duties under the Food and Drugs Act, assisted by a deputy. The district inspectors supervise the execution of drainage works in both new and old houses.Two (females) carry out duties under the Factory and Workshop Act, inspect underground conveniences, and perform duties of a general character.	(a) 11 disinfecting assistants. (4) 2 mortuary keepers and a deputy. (c) 1 temporary caretaker of shelter (female)	3 and a boy clerk.