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of an intending tenant, no nuisance or defect being alleged to exist
the applicant to be informed that the Inspector is not permitted to
make such inspections or sanitary surveys.
1. Reports by the Inspector in regard to matters arising out of inspections
or otherwise, to be made to the Vestry; no reports to be issued by
the Inspector to parishioners or others, but only such notices as the
Vestry may direct.
12. Letters to the Inspector making complaint of nuisance, or in relation
to his duties, or arising out of the service of notices, or otherwise, to
be deemed to be addressed to the Vestry, and to be handed to the
Medical Officer of Health for record and preservation.
"13. In the work of inspection, the several streets in each district to be
taken in rotation, the Vestry's Instructions for the guidance of the
Inspectors, set out in Appendix A, to be strictly followed.
"14. The Inspector, in each case reported by him, to state under what Act he
proposes that notices be framed and other proceedings taken.
"15. When the requirements of the Vestry's notice for the abatement of a
nuisance, or for the execution of works, &c., are not complied with
within the time limited therein, the Inspector to report the fact to
the Medical Officer of Health forthwith, with a view to proceedings,
by summons, being taken, so that each case may be followed up to
its legitimate conclusion without loss of time.
"16. Slaughter-houses, Cow-houses, and premises where Offensive Trades
are carried on, to be visited once a month, and Bakehouses once
a quarter, or more frequently if necessary.
"Your Committee desire to state that they have not attempted
to make their Report on the duties of the Inspectors exhaustive.
Their aim has rather been to point out how the time of
these officers may be utilized to the utmost advantage; to
indicate the lines on which improvement in organization may
be most advantageously effected; and to enforce the necessity
for concentration of effort, essential to success in the work of the
Sanitary Department.
"In consideration of the new duty imposed on Inspectors
Gaylard and Abbott, of entering up their diaries at home after
office hours, your Committee recommend that those officers be
allowed to retain the five pounds per annum hitherto paid to them
in respect of extra services under the Sale of Food and Drugs
Act