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London County Council 1907

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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 houses.	Total tenements.	Tenements under 5 rooms.	* Overcrowded tenements-	Population.	Population in tenements under 5 rooms.	' PPopulation in overcrowded tenements.s	Average per sanitary inspector. 1							No. of houses let in lodgings on the register.	No. of times a year these houses are inspected.
	Males	Fe- males.	Inhabited houses.	Total tenements.	Tenements under 5 rooms.	* Overcrowded tenements-	Population.	Population in tenements under 5 rooms.	' PPopulation in overcrowded tenements.s	In- habitec houses	Tenements.•	Tenements under 5 rooms.	Over-crowded tenements	Population •	Popula tion in tenements under 5 rooms.	Popula-tion inover-crowded . tene-ments.	No. of houses let in lodgings on the register.	No. of times a year these houses are inspected.
Wandsworth	10*	2	37,764	49,756	__ 21,052	1,525	232,034	76,329	10,337	3,147	4,146	1,754	127	19,336	6,361	861	222	Twice and more frequently if there be 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. Three have additional duties under the Canal Boats Act for which a separate allowance is made. 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. Two (females) are chiefly occupied in laundries and workshops which employ female labour. They also visit houses after a notification of a birth. Note.—The drainage work in both old and new houses is performed by five inspectors under the control of the surveyor.	(a) 10 disinfecting assistants.(b) 3 mortuary keepers.	4
Westminster, City of	10	2	18,3 66	41,244	26,668	4,346	183,011	83,624	23,856	1,530	3,437	2,222	362	15,251	6,969	1,988	1572	2237 inspections were made in 1907.	Seven district inspectors. 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. One inspects hotels and restaurants, ice-cream shops, and places where food is prepared for sale. Two (female) are engaged in the inspection of workshops, workplaces, etc., where female labour is employed, and also they inspect houses let in lodgings.	(a) 10 disinfecting and other assistants.(b) 2 mortuary keepers and 1 assistants. (c) 2 women in charge of shelter and 1 cleaner.	6
Woolwich	8	2	18,086	24,585	14,017	1,243	117,178	50,985	7,727	1,809	2,458	1,402	124	11,718	5,098	773	330	Two or four times a year.	One acts as chief inspector and supervises generally. Seven inspectors have each an assigned district in which they perform duties arising under the Public Health Act. They have also some additional duties ; two are inspectors under the Food and Drugs Acts, and they inspect dairies and milk shops. One is inspector for the market, slaughterhouses and principal butchers'shops. One inspects workshops where women are not employed, and is also cowshed inspector. One (female) does general work, visits houses let in lodgings, and workshops where women are employed. One (female) visits cases of infectious disease voluntarily notified (phthisis, zymotic, enteritis, measles, etc.); she also visits houses where births have occurred, and acts as health visitor.	(a) 3 disinfec-tors.(b) 3 drainage workmen. (c) 1 mortuary keeper. (d) 1 manager and 4 assistants at milk depot.	4
City of London	17†	3	3,865	5,339	3,307	504	26,923	10,625	2,921	193	267	165	25	1,346	531	146	305		Two are concerned with notified infectious diseases. One is specially engaged in carrying out the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act. 1 Six are concerned with duties arising under the Public Health Act. Eight inspectors are engaged in meat inspection. Three female inspectors visit workplaces where females are employed, and one of these in addition to the ordinary duties of a sanitary inspector visits houses in connection with births and with infantile mortality.	(a) 3 assistant inspectors of meat (on probation). (b)l disinfecting assistant. (c) 1 mortuary keeper. (d) 1 matron at shelter.	4
County of ^of London	279	40	571,768	1,019,546	672,030	124,773	4,536.541	* 2,449,789	726,096	1,792	3,196	2,107	391	14,221	7,680	2,276
• There are also five inspectors concerned with drains and sanitary fittings in old and new houses under the control of the Surveyors. † Includes eight meat inspectors.