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Duties of the Sanitary Inspectors.
1.—The Sanitary Inspectors are to attend at the office
daily at nine o'clock in the morning. They must be prepared
with reports of their previous day's work, to bo laid before the
Medical Officer immediately on arrival.
2.—Complaints ore then to be examined by the Inspectors,
letters answered and applicants seen.
3.—Each Inspector should then arrange his day's work and
make out a list of places ho intends to visit.
4.—Between the hours of ten and one, each Inspector shall
devote his time to his district, giving his attention—
a To cases of infectious disease.
b To those matters concerning which complaint of insanitary
conditions has boon received.
c To the supervision of works in progress.
d To the removal of dust from the district.
Note.—When an Inspector is called upon to make an examination of
any part of a house, he shall make enquiry into the sanitary
coudition of the whole of the premises.
5.—Between the hours of two and four, the Inspector shall
devote himself to the systematic House to House Visitation of
his district, upon at least two afternoons in each week. The
other three afternoons are to be devoted to periodical trades
inspections, Police Court work, or duties under the Adulteration of
Food and Drugs Acts, as occasion may require.