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Report of the County Medical Officer—General. 103
Shoreditch.—Population, 1911—111,463.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment), £500 per annum.
Six men inspectors ; one health visitor.
3 inspectors £185} per annum.
1 inspector £170} „
1 inspector £150 „
1 inspector £145} „
1 health visitor £105 „
(including £20 per annum for market duty, and £5} for
Saturday and Sunday duty).
(including £25 per annum for market, and Saturday and
Sunday duty).
(including £20 per annum for market duty, and £5} for
Saturday and Sunday duty).
Assistants.—(a) 1 general assistant; (b) 1 disinfector and 2 assistants; (c) 1 mortuary keeper; (d) woman
caretaker of shelter.
Clerical staff.—There are three clerks, and the general assistant helps in the clerical work.
Duties of inspectors.—Each of the six inspectors has an allotted district in which he performs the various duties
arising under the Public Health and Factory and Workshop Acts, including the abatement of smoke nuisances, the
supervision of drainage work, both in new and existing houses, and the testing of drains. Each inspector is required
to take four samples per fortnight under the Food and Drugs Acts, and from time to time to be on duty in the street
markets on Saturday evenings and on Sundays with a view to taking samples and watching the quality of the food
stuff exposed for sale. The inspectors are not restricted to their own districts for taking samples under the Food and
Drugs Acts. One of the inspectors is on duty for the purposes of food inspection and for taking samples under the
Food and Drugs Acts on each evening of the week between 6 and 10 p.m. Two inspectors are on duty on Saturday
evenings and on Sunday mornings.
The health visitor acts under the Notification of Births Act, investigates cases of ophthalmia neonatorum and
phthisis in women and school children.
Southwark.—Population, 1911—191,951.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment), £750 per annum.
Thirteen men inspectors ; three women inspectors.
1 assistant to M.O.H £240 per annum.
1 food and drugs inspector £230 „
1 inspector £200 „
6 inspectors £180 „
1 inspector £160 „
2 inspectors £150 „
1 inspector £170 per annum.
(also receives £30 per annum
under unsound food regulations)
1 chief woman inspector £180 „
1 woman inspector £160 „
1 woman inspector £110 „
Assistants.—(a) 2 engineers; (6) 10 disinfecting assistants ; (c) 2 mortuary keepers, and a superintendent and
his wife at the reception house. The superintendent is concerned with infectious disease ; (d) 1 assistant drain tester ;
(e) 1 woman attendant for cleansing verminous children.
Clerical staff.—There are six clerks.
Duties of inspectors.—The inspector who acts as assistant to the medical officer of health helps in supervising
and coordinating the work of the inspectors.
One acts as a Food and Drugs inspector.
Ten inspectors have each an assigned district in which they are concerned with duties under the Public Health
Act, and the inspection of factories and workshops.
One inspector examines food at the wharves and at other places in the borough where it is stored.
The chief woman inspector visits workshops and does special work.
The two women inspectors visit houses let in lodgings, and premises where births have ocourred.
Stepney.—Population, 1911—280,024.
A medical officer of health (whole time appointment), £750 per annum. Also holds position of chief public
analyst.
Eighteen men inspectors ; one health visitor.
6 inspectors £250 per annum.
1 inspector £238½ „
(also receives £11½ for work
under unsound food regulations)
1 inspector £240 „
3 inspectors £230 „
1 inspector £210 per annum.
3 inspectors £200 „
1 inspector £190 „
2 inspectors £170 „
1 health visitor £120 „
Assistants.—Fourteen disinfecting and general assistants.
Clerical staff.—There are eight clerks.
Duties of inspectors.—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. One inspector has also duties under
the Canal Boats Act.
Two are concerned with houses let in lodgings.
One inspects food stuffs landed on wharves.
One health visitor.
Stoke Newington.—Population, 1911—50,683.
A medical officer of health (part time appointment), £450 per annum.
Two men inspectors : one woman inspector, also appointed as health visitor.
1 inspector £230 per annum.
1 inspector £200 „
1 woman inspector £ 35 per annum,
(also receives £90 per annum
as health visitor).
Assistants.—Une disinfecting assistant.
Clerical staff.—There is one clerk.
Duties of inspectors.—Each of the two inspectors has an assigned distriot in which he carries out general sanitary
duties.
The woman inspector also acts as health visitor. In the former capacity she inspects workshops and workrooms
where women are employed, homes of outworkers, and houses let in lodgings. As health visitor she does work
under the Notification, of Births Act, assisted by six voluntary workers.