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St Giles (Camberwell) 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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7. The Superintendent will apportion employment
impartially, according to rotation, but employers may
select from the applicants anyone whom they may consider
suitable for their employment.
By Order,
G. GIBBON, Chairman.
The Vestry amended paragraph 2, section d, by adding
after "Candidates" the following words, "for the appointment
of Superintendent," and after "years" the words "and
that of Clerk from 20 to 35." And also fixed the hours
on Saturdays 9 a.m. to 10.30 for males, and 10.30 a.m. to
12 for females.
The report as amended was approved, and the matter
referred to the Special Committee to carry out.
The following report of the Special Labour Exchange
Committee was presented to the Vestry on 11th January,
1893.
Appointment
of Superintendent
and Clerk.
1. Reporting : That in accordance with
the following resolution of the Vestry :—
"That a Superintendent at £2 2s. a week (to include all
incidental expenses), and a Clerk at £l 10s. a week be
appointed, and that advertisements be issued in the local
papers, inviting applications for such positions from residents
in Camberwell, and that it be referred to your Committee
to appoint, subject to the approval of the Vestry. The age
of Candidates for the appointment of Superintendent to be
limited to 50 years, and that of Clerk from 20 to 35 years :"
Your Committee advertised, and received applications
for the appointment of a Superintendent and Clerk for the
Camberwell Labour Exchange, and selected Seven applicants
for Superintendent, and Nine for Clerk, to attend before your
Committee, and ultimately elected Douglas J. Robinson, Tobacconist
of 138, Rye Lane, as Superintendent, and H. H. Hooper,