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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Mile End 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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The following is a list of the principal Officers who have, from officers, time to time, held positions under the Vestry.
| Officers. | Names. | Period during which they held office. | Salary at time of appointmt. | Amount to which increas'd | Date of increase. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clerk. | Thomas Philpot | 1856 to 1857 | £200 | £300 | 9 June, '58. | |
| Thomas Price | 1857 to 1872 | £200 | £400 | 16 Mar, '64. | ||
| Millner Jutsum | 1872 to present time | £250 | £350 | 25 „ '79. | ||
| Surveyor. | Robert Lemon | 1856 to 1858 | £200 | |||
| .James Knight | 1858 to 1869 | £200 | £250 | 22 Oct. '62. | ||
| John Mackenzie Knight | 18691 to present time | £370 | £470 | 25 Mar. '79. | ||
| Medical Officer and Gas Examiner | John Henry Freeman | 1856 to 1866 | £150 | £200 | 20 Nov. '61. | |
| Matthew Corner | 1866 to present time | £150 | £200 | 16 Oct. '67. | ||
| Analyst. | Mathew Corner | To prsnt. time | £52110. & 7s. 6d. for each analysis. | |||
| Assistant to Surveyor, approved by Vestry. | John Mackenzie Knight | 1861 to 1860 | Paid by Srvyor. | |||
| W. Hogger Charles Ludbrook | 1869 to 1871 1871 to present time | |||||
| Assist. Surveyor. | John Mackenzie Knight | 1866 to 1869 | ||||
| Clerk of Works. | James H. Brett | 1856 to 1860 | 30s. $ wk. | |||
| Inspector of Nuisances and under Adulteration Acts. | John Stevens | 1856 to 1866 | 25s. $ wk. | 30s. | 14 Apr. '58. | |
| 42s. | 16 Dec. '63. | |||||
| Henry Leshaw | 1866 to present time | £130 per annum. | £160 | 6 Jan. '75. | ||
| £200 | 25 Mar. '79. | |||||
| Assistant Clerk. | Henry Coningham | 1872 to 1881 | £175 | £225 | 25 Mar. '79. | |
| Edward Hall | 1881 to present time | £200 | ||||
| Messenger. | Henfree (pro tem.) | 1856. | ||||
| H. Coningham | 1856 to 1863 | 20s. | 25s. | 1 May, '58. | ||
| 30s. | 23 Jan. '61. | |||||
| Henry Leshaw | 1863 to 1866 | 25s. | 30s. | 2 Mar. '64. | ||
| 30s. | 2 Apr. '64. | |||||
| Edward Hall | 1866 to 1881 | 25s. | 35s. | 15 July, '68. | ||
| Alfred Greeves | 1881 to present time | 25s. | £2. | 14 Jun. '71. | ||
| £2 10s | 20 Nov. '78. | |||||
| Superintendent of Labour. | Alfred Baxter | 1879 to present time | £150 | £175 | 4 Aug. '80. | |
| £200 | 1 Jan. '82. | |||||
| Housekeeper. | Mrs. Green | 1856 to 1858 | ||||
| Mrs. Waller | 1858 to 1866 | £10 per annum. | 8s.pr.wk | 5 Dec. '60. | ||
| 15s. | 20 June,'61. | |||||
| 18s. | 2 Dec. '63. | |||||
| Miss Waller | 1866 to 1872 | 18s. | ||||
| Mrs. Firth | 1872 to 1883 | 18s. | 19s. 6d. | 25 Mar. '79. | ||