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At the present time no female inspector is employed in London, but
the Council has received from the Medical Officer of Health of
Marylebone a copy of a special report he has presented to his authority,
and in which ho recommends the appointment of two female inspectors
whose services, ho is of opinion, would be useful for the purpose of
inspection by night of a shelter for females in this district, and for
inspection of a public lavatory for women, and of workshops in which
women are employed. In Glasgow, Manchester, and Brighton women
are already employed in connection with the work of the sanitary staff.
Tho tabular statement does not contain any reference to the provision
for the inspection of places mentioned in Schedule C of the Metropolis
Local Management Act, 1855, and which are now sanitary districts.
Tho arrangements already made include the appointment of one
inspoctor at a salary of £30 per annum for the Charter House,
Staple's Inn and Furnival's Inn, in the Holborn Union; the appointment
of one inspector at £'20 per annum for the lnner Temple; the
employment of one of the inspctors of St. Margaret's and St. John's,
"Westminster, for the purpose of the (Close of the Collegiate Church
of St. Peter, at a salary of £5 5s. per annum; and the appointment
as inspector for Grays Inn of the Medical Officer of Health.
Shirley F. Murphy, Medical Officer of Health.
SANITARY STAFF.
A glance at Table VI. will shew that there has boon a very
large increase in the amount of work devolving upon the department
during the past year. Recent legislation has thrown so
many additional duties upon Sanitary officials that your present
staff is utterly unable to cope with them, and much remains
undone ; moreover, it is conducive neither to the credit of the
Vestry or the health of the officials concerned, that Sanitary
Inspectors should sit up half the night doing clerical work at their
own homes after working all day at out-door inspection. I trust
that this will soon bo rendered unnecessary by the appointment of
additional officers as recommended by the Sanitary Committee.
I have the honour to bo, Gentlemen,
Your most obedient servant,