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mending that five Assistant Inspectors be appointed. The
Vestry determined in accordance with the Medical Officer's
report that five Assistant Inspectors should be appointed.
Salary to commence at £80 per annum, rising by increments
of £5 per annum to the sum of £120.
The Sanitary Committee subsequently recommended
that an Assistant Medical Officer of Health should be
appointed, but the Vestry resolved to substitute the words
" Chief Sanitary Inspector," and to appoint a Chief
Sanitary Inspector; that the salary be £250 per annum,
rising £10 annually to £300. The age of the applicants
should not exceed 40 years. In accordance with the
Resolution of the Vestry, of the 21st January, 1891, the
Sanitary Committee issued advertisements inviting applications
for the position of Chief Sanitary Inspector, and
98 replies were received, of which number 12 were selected
to attend before the Committee, and on the 25th of March,
1891, the Vestry appointed Joseph Priestley, B.A., M.D.,
M.R.C.S., D.P.H., &c., to the position, and at a Meeting
held on the 15th of April, the following were appointed
Assistant Inspectors:—
W. J. Lawrence, W. G. Shapley, W. C. Toms, G. W.
Scudamore, S. H. Brown.