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(b) That the salaries paid by the Vestry to their Sanitary Inspectors
were low in comparison with those paid in many other districts,
and that a new scale should be adopted, with a commencing
salary of £120 per annum, rising by yearly increments of £5 to
a maximum of £156 at the expiration of seven years' service.
"With regard to the last-mentioned suggestion, your Committee do not
deem it necessary or expedient that the present scale of payment of the
Sanitary Inspectors, under which they receive a commencing salary of
£100 per annum, rising by conditional annual increments of £5 to £120,
should be varied, and they do not therefore submit any recommendation
thereon.
"With regard to the recommendation for the appointment of an additional
Clerk, your Committee propose to take that into consideration three
months hence.
"As regards the question whether any, and if so, what addition is required
in the sanitary staff, whilst your Committee are unable to concur in
the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health, that the new duties
imposed upon the Vestry require an immediate doubling of the staff
of Inspectors, they fully recognise the fact that some augmentation in
that staff will have to be made, to allow of the efficient performance of
the work imposed upon the Sanitary Authority under the recent legislation
; and they accordingly recommend—
"(a) That two additional Sanitary Inspectors be appointed, at the
commencing salary of the scale laid down by the Vestry, viz.,
,£100 per annum, and that notice of the intention of the Vestry
to make these appointments be given to the Local Government
Board, in pursuance of the Sanitary Officers (London) Order,
1891.
"(b) That a Street Inspector be appointed at 30s. per week to fill up
the vacancy caused by the transfer of Inspector Cave to the
position of Sanitary Inspector.
"(c) That, until the Vestry otherwise direct, the Works and Sanitary
Committee continue to act as the Committee for the purposes of
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, so far as the sanitary
administration of the Parish is concerned."
The report of the Committee was adopted by your
Vestry, and steps were forthwith taken to fill up the vacancy
in the post of Street Inspector, and to appoint two additional
Sanitary Inspectors. Subsequently, moreover, your Vestry
decided, upon the recommendation of the Works and Sanitary
Committee, to appoint an additional clerk in my department.