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Report of the County Medical Officer—General. 99
Chelsea.—Population, 1911—66,404.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment), £525 per annum.
Three men inspectors; one woman inspector.
1 chief inspector £265 per annum.
1 inspector £180 „
1 inspector £130 per annum.
1 woman inspector £120 „
Assistants.—(a) Mortuary keeper, who assists disinfectors when required ; (0) 22 disinfecting and drain-testing
assistants.
Clerical staff.—No clerical assistance is provided.
Duties of inspectors.—The chief inspector carries out duties connected with infectious disease and complaints,and
obtains samples under the Food and Drugs Acts.
Two have an allotted district, in which each is concerned with house-to-house inpsection, and inspection under
the Factory and Workshop Acts. They also arrange for the disinfection of clothing and bedding by the disinfecting
assistants.
The woman inspector is concerned with inspection of workshops and outworkers' homes where female labour
is employed. She also makes special investigations, visits mothers of newly-born infants, and inquires into notified
cases of tuberculosis.
Deptford.—Population, 1911—109,498.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment) £500, rising to £600 per annum.
Eight men inspectors ; one health visitor.
6 inspectors £200 per annum.
1 inspector £140 „
Assistants.—(a) 3 disinfecting assistants.
Clerical staff.—There is one clerk.
1 inspeotor £125 per annum.
1 health visitor £110 „
Duties of inspectors.—Seven have each an assigned district in which they perform the general duties of a
sanitary inspector.
One is charged with the duties under the Dairies and Milkshops Order, Factory and Workshop Act, Canal
Boats Acts, and with the administration of the regulations as to slaughterhouses, knackers' yards, offensive businesses,
throughout the borough.
All inspectors are qualified to act under the Food and Drugs Acts.
One health visitor.
Finsbury.—Population, 1911—87,976.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment), £600 per annum.
Eieht men inspectors : one woman inspector: two health visitors.
1 chief inspector £250 per annum.
1 meat inspector £300 „
5 inspectors £180 „
1 inspector £140 „
1 woman inspector £140 per annum.
(also receives £10 per annum
for health visiting).
2 health visitors £110 „
Assistants.—(a) 1 disinlectors ; (0) 22 keepers of the mortuaries and coroners courts. One of these assists in
disinfecting rooms. The other works the steam disinfector, and his wife attends to those who are temporarily housed
in the Council's shelter ; (c) 1 van driver, who upon occasions assists with disinfection.
Clerical staff.—One chief clerk and two junior clerks.
Duties of inspecter.—The chief inspector supervises generally.
Five 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. They take it in turns to inspect the market
streets and hawkers' barrows on Saturday evening and Sunday morning throughout the year. One of these inspectors
has charge of the canal boat inspection on the Regent's canal, which traverses his district.
One is specially concerned with factory and workshop inspection.
One is a special meat and market inspector and exercises close supervision over the wholesale dealers in Cow
Cross-street, Charterhouse-street and St. John-street, just outside Smithfield.
The woman sanitary inspector is specially deputed to visit and inspect homeworkers' premises, workshops where
females are employed, kitchen restaurants, houses where oases of measles occur, and to revisit cases of phthisis. She
also arranges for the subsequent disinfection.
The two health visitors visit houses where births have recently occurred,and advise mothers as to clothing and
feeding their children. They make enquiries into the deaths of infants, and hold infant weighing days at three centres
in the borough every week.
Fulham.—Population, 1911—153,325.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment), £750 per annum.
Seven men inspectors : one woman inspector.
1 food inpsector £200 per annum.
3 inspectors £180 „
1 inspector £145 „
1 inspector £140 „
1 inspector £105 per annum.
(also reoeives £40 for new
drainage work).
1 woman inspector £120 „
Assistants.—(a) 4 disinfectors ana 1 driver ; (b) 1 mortuary keeper.
Clerical staff.—Two clerks are employed.
Duties of inspectors.—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.
The inspector employed in the supervision of drains of new houses does other special work.
The woman inspector is chiefly engaged in the inspection of workshops, etc., where women are employed, but
also visits after notification of births and inquires into cases of phthisis among women.
Greenwich.—Population, 1911—95,977.
A medical offioer of health (whole time appointment), £700 per annum.
Five men inspectors ; one woman inspector.
1 inspector £225 per annum.
3 inspectors £200 „
Assistants.—(a) 3 disinfecting assistants.
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1 inspector £150 per annum.
1 woman inspector £110
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