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To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons
of the City of London, in Common Council assembled.
WE whose names are hereunto subscribed, of your Port of London
Sanitary Committee, to whom it has been referred to carry into
execution the Public Health Acts, 1872 and 1875, beg to submit for the consideration
of your Honourable Court the Report of Dr. William Collingridge,
the Medical Officer of Health of the Port of London, for the Half-year
ending 31st December, 1889, which Report contains a full and detailed account
of the work done during that period in the Port of London by the Medical
Officer and the Inspectors.
The Report also contains much interesting matter respecting:
i. Infectious and other diseases.
ii. Training Ships.
iii. Unsound Meat, &c.
iv. Nuisances.
v. Infected Clothing.
vi. The Launch.
vii. Canal Boats.
Your Honourable Court having, as the Port of London Sanitary Authority,
adopted the Infectious Disease (Notification) Act within the Port, the
Resolution adopting the same has been advertised as required by the Act and
a copy thereof sent to the Local Government Board. In accordance with
the instructions of the Court your Committee will now take such steps as
will secure the efficacious working of this valuable Act within the Port.
We beg further to report that it becomes necessary that the Medical Officer
and the Inspectors of Nuisances of the Port of London should be re-appointed
for a period of twelve months from the 25th March, 1890; we accordingly
recommend that William Collingridge, M.D., should be re-appointed for
that period as the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London, and
that William Henry Lewis, at 175/. per annum, Henry Spadaccini, at 55s. per
week, William Baillie, at 45s. per week, and William Anderson, at 40s. per
week, be re-appointed Inspectors.
With regard to the salary at present paid to Dr. Collingridge, viz.: 700/.
per annum, we beg to report that we have received a communication from
him with reference to a reconsideration of the terms of his appointment.
Your Committee find that nearly six years have elapsed since
Dr. Collingridge's salary was last reviewed, and as additional duties have been
conferred upon and undertaken by your Honourable Court in respect of the
Port during such period, casting increased responsibilities and work upon
your Medical Officer, we are of opinion, looking to the able and satisfactory