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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1912.
Clerical staff.—There are three clerks.
Duties of inspectors.—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 Workshop Acts.
The woman inspector in engaged chiefly in the inspection of houses let in lodgings, and places where women
are employed.
Hackney.—Population, 1911—222,587.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment), £700 per annum.
Fifteen men insDectors : two women inspectors : one health visitor.
11 inspectors £200 per annum.
1 inspector £174 „
(also receives £26 per annum
for duties under Canal Boats
Act).
1 inspector £190 „
1 inspector £180 per annum.
1 inspector £170 „
1 woman inspector £200 „
1 woman inspector £150 „
1 health visitor £110 „
Assistants.—(a) I dust inspector ana 1 assistant; (b) a assistants tor disinfecting ; (c) I mortuary keeper, l
caretaker and wife, for disinfecting station and temporary shelter; (d) 1 drain-testing assistant, 1 smoke nuisance
assistant.
Clerical staff.—There are four clerks and one messenger.
Duties of inspectors.—Twelve have each an assigned district, in which they carry out duties arising under the
Public Health, Factory and Workshop and Food Adulteration Acts. One of these inspectors performs duties under
the Canal Boats Act (for which he gets £26 a year, no part of which is repayable by the London County Council).
One is concerned with dairies, cowsheds, milkshope, slaughterhouses and knackers' yards and is also food
inspeotor.
Two are engaged upon house-to-house inspection.
The inspectors supervise re-construction and alterations of drains, but not in new premises.
One woman inspector visits workshops, laundries, etc., where female labour is employed.
One woman inspector visits the houses of outworkers.
One health visitor.
Hammersmith.—Population, 1911—121,603.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment), £550 per annum.
Nine men inspectors ; one health visitor.
8 inspectors £180 per annum.
1 inspector ' £127J „
1 health visitor £100 per annum.
Assistants.—(a) 2 assistants lor disinfection ; (6) I mortuary keeper; (c) 1 drainage inspector.
Clerical staff.—There are three clerks.
Duties of inspectors.—Four inspectors have each an assigned district in which they carry out all duties under
the Public Health (London) Act.
One inspects under the Housing and Town Planning Act, and makes a systematic house-to-house inspection
throughout the borough.
One inspects houses let in lodgings.
One inspects slaughterhouses, ice cream merchants, houses let in lodgings, and deals with smoke nuisances.
One carries out duties under the Food and Drugs Acts and inspects dairies.
One visits factories and workshops.
One health visitor.
Hampstead.—Population, 1911—85,510.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment), £700 per annum.
Seven men inspectors : two women inspectors, who are also appointed as health visitors.
1 senior inspector £300 per annum.
2 inspectors £200 „
1 inspector £185 „
1 inspector £165 „
1 inspector £160 „
1 inspector £150 per annum.
1 woman inspector £150 „
(also receives £10 per annum
for health visiting)
1 woman inspector £70 „
(also receives £30 per annum
for health visiting)
Assistants.—(a) 3 disinfecting assistants ; (b) 3 drain-testing assistants, one of whom acts as mortuary keeper.
Clerical staff.—There are three clerks and one clerk draughtsman.
Duties of inspectors.—The senior inspector supervises generally and makes special inspections and investigations.
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, workshops and workplaces. He also takes
all samples under the Food and Drugs Act.
One makes inspections under the Housing and Town Planning Act, and visits houses let in lodgings.
Two women inspectors visit premises where females are employed and tenement houses. They also inquire
into cases of infectious disease. Both work as health visitors, give special attention to the prevention of infant mortality,
and visit notified cases of phthisis.
Holborn.—Population, 1911—49,336.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment), £800 per annum.
Three men inspectors ; one woman inspector.
1 inspector £175 per annum.
2 inspectors £195 „
(including an allowance of £25
1 woman inspector £150 per annum.
per annum for residing in district).
Assistants.—(a) 2 disinfecting assistants ; (6) 1 mortuary keeper.
Clerical staff.—There are three clerks.
Duties of inspectors.—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.
The woman inspector is engaged under the direction of the medical officer on special inspections of such premises
as factories, workshops, and restaurants where females are employed, outworkers' homes, and visits in connection with
the prevention of consumption, the non-notifiable infectious diseases, and infant mortality! She also carries out duties
under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.