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SALARIES IN WAR TIME.
From August 27th, Mr. Butland's (Chief Sanitary Inspector) salary was
increased from £300 to £325 per annum. In September he was also granted
an honorarium of £25 for extra services during the war.
In September, Mr. Winter's (2nd Male Inspector) salary was raised from
£180 to £200 per annum. He received his last increase as far back as 1910.
This appreciation of his good services was thoroughly deserved.
My salary as S.M.O. was raised, on my application, from £50 to £100
per annum from 1st April.
Regarding my salary its M.O.H. In September, Councillor Rowe proposed,
and Councillor Kilbride seconded, that the question of giving my
Chief Sanitary Inspector an honorarium of £25 be referred back to the
Public Health Committee, with an instruction that an honorarium be granted
to the M.O.H. to the same extent as the Heads of other Departments. This
resolution was not carried, so my salary as M.O.H. remains at £400—which
it has been since 1910—and I remain the poorest paid (whole-time) M.O.H.
in England and Wales.
In December, the British Medical Association and the Society of Medical
Officers of Health, requested all Local Authorities to increase the salaries of
their Medical Officer by one third, owing to war conditions, to take effect
from July 1st. Many authorities accepted the suggestion, but of course
Edmonton did not.
Return of Staff. Soon after the armistice was signed, I approaohed
my Public Health Committee in this matter with the result that a subcommittee
was formed in December to meet as and when necessary and arrange
for the re-adjustment of the duties and salaries of the four concerned, Messrs.
Nixon, Huckle, Dyer and Farrar.
War Allotments In February the western portion of the Recreation
Ground off Church Street and other lands were taken over for cultivation.
The Clerk reported that out of 986 allotments provided, 958 were let. More
were taken over in March.
Coal. By the middle of February, 1,070 tons of coal were lying in the
Town Hall Yard for the benefit of small consumers, and in July the Board of
Trade agreed to pay Coal Overseers and their staffs in the Engineer's Department
for this special work. A new order came into force on the 1st June
providing for the householders sending in requisitions for coal and gas to
our Engineer.
New Businesses. In March the Director General of National Service
issued an order prohibiting the opening of a new retail trade or business
without a licence issued by him.
In June the Architect- was authorised to supply the Local Government