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work of the Department requires much consideration and forethought;
every case dealt with is reported to me by the Inspectors,
with whom I am in daily consultation, and I can assure the Vestry
that my advice and instructions have been carried out by the Staff
with intelligence and care. The appointment of a third Inspector,
who commenced duty in April, has just enabled us to meet the
additional work thrown upon us by recent legislation, but the
Department is still much undermanned, and an additional clerk is
urgently required.
The Public Health (London) Act, to which the Royal assent was
given a few weeks ago, comes into operation in 1892. A number
of additional duties, previously performed by Factory Inspectors,
District Surveyors, and Police Constables, is now thrown upon
Sanitary Officials by this comprehensive measure, and at least one,
if not two, additional Inspectors must be appointed to carry on the
duties therein laid down, as the present Staff is fully occupied.
I congratulate the Vestry upon their selection of Mr. Foot as a
Sanitary Inspector, and I have much pleasure in placing upon
record my appreciation of the manner in which all the Inspectors
have performed their duties; each has done his best, and I have no
hesitation in saying that more Sanitary work is done in Bethnal
Green than in any Metropolitan Parish of corresponding size. I
feel sure, gentlemen, that you have appreciated this, and I thank
you for the substantial and generous manner in which you have
recognised our services.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your very faithful Servant,