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Water Company, in which he stated, "In my opinion both
samples are decidedly impure, and require hut little more
to be condemned as unfit for drinking."
Your Committee recommended:—That a letter be
addressed to the Local Government Board, asking it
to order an inquiry into the source of supply and reservoirs
of the above water companies.
This was approved by the Vestry, October 11th, 1892.
Increase of
Sanitary Staff.
Your Committee had under its consideration,
the necessity of an immediate increase in the
staff of Sanitary Inspectors for this Parish. The salary of
a Sanitary Inspector as fixed by the Vestry, is £2 5s. Od.
per week, increasing 5s. each alternate year to a maximum
of £3 per Week, and under the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891, half this amount is payable by the London
County Council, upon their appointment being approved by
the Local Government Board.
Recommended:—That the present Assistant Sanitary
Inspectors be promoted to Sanitary Inspectors, and that
five additional Sanitary Inspectors be forthwith appointed
at the salary already approved by the Vestry, and that it
be referred to your Committee to advertise for, and submit
names of applicants for these five positions.
Approved by the Vestry, November 2nd, 1892.
Vestry
Contractors.
Your Committee considered the reference
to it of the views expressed by the deputation attending
the Vestry on the 2nd November, urging upon the
Vestry the advisability and desirability of executing its
works without the intervention of contractors, and