View report page

28
these delays are responsible for considerably reducing the number
of inspections which otherwise it would be possible to make.

It is claimed that the record of work shown in Table IV is a
fairly good one, in the face of many difficulties, amongst which must
be included those relating to our own Establishment arrangements.
Recently the Borough has not been as well supplied with
Sanitary Inspecting staff as was once the case. In the days of the
Parish of Stoke Newington (population about 35,000) two wholetime
Sanitary Inspectors were engaged. When the Borough of
Stoke Newington (population about 51,000) was formed we had
the advantage of three whole-time Sanitary Inspectors for nine
years. In more recent years (population about 53,000), during
which the need for sanitary inspection work has greatly increased
and further duties have been imposed by legislation, only two wholetime
Sanitary Inspectors have been engaged, although another
official (Mr. Rogers) mainly occupied in clerical work, gives parttime
services. Furthermore, in the early days of the Borough the
clerical work of the Department did not demand more than half
of the time which has now to be devoted to it; and the Medical
Officer of Health was not then so tied to his office as he is nowadays.