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Inspector Pratt. He was appointed Sanitary Inspector on October 29th, and at
the time of his appointment was senior clerk in the Health Department, having
been for over ten years employed in the clerical work of the Department.
No. 8 : situate to the north of No. 7, with an area of 87 acres, a population
of 13,378, and 147 premises not used as dwellings, was allotted to Inspector Chapman,
who was appointed Sanitary Inspector for the Borough on October 29th. He was
at the time of his appointment Assistant Inspector of Nuisances under the Cheltenham
Sanitary Authority.
Each inspector is responsible for the due performance of all the duties of a
sanitary inspector in the sub-district to which he is appointed. For the purposes
of the Sale of Food and Drugs and Rag Flock Acts, and the inspection of food in
the street markets on evening duty the inspectors are not confined to their particular
sub-districts.
For the purposes of Health Visiting, the Borough was divided into two districts,
viz., Hoxton, including Moorfields, Church, Hoxton, and Wenlock Wards, with
a population of 57,962 ; and Haggerston, including Whitmore, Kingsland, Haggerston,
and Acton Wards, with a population of 53,428. The former was assigned to
Miss Charlesworth and the latter to Miss Jacocks, who was appointed Health
Visitor on October 29th. Miss Jacocks has had previous experience as a Health
Visitor, besides many years practical experience as a nurse and a midwife.
The clerical staff was increased in September by the promotion of Mr. Harris
to the position of clerk and the appointment of Mr. H. Ansell as messenger in his
place. In consequence of the appointment of Mr. Pratt to be Sanitary Inspector
Mr. Abbott became senior clerk and Mr. Hayes second, and the vacancy in the
Department was filled by the transference of Mr. E. C. Martin to the Health from
the Borough Surveyor's Office. The clerical staff now includes four clerks and a
messenger, who also assists with the clerical work. It is hoped that this increase
together with certain changes made with a view to lightening the work, will enable
the increased duties referred to in the report on the Sanitary staff being coped
with in a satisfactory manner.
During the year some 15,749 communications, written and printed, were
dispatched from the Health Department as compared with 16,520 in 1911,
and 13,639 in 1910. These included 4,751 notices and summonses, 3,123
letters, cards, and other documents, mainly on matters under the Public Health
and Sa'e of Food and Drugs Acts, 2,117 communications relating to cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis, 654 in connection with the work under the Factory and Workshops
Acts, 4,320 communications of various kinds relating to infectious disease
and disinfection, and 784 agendas and reports relating to the work of the Department.