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annum, being the maximum allowed by law, was unanimously
granted to Mr. Morgan on the 29th November. A special Committee
was appointed to consider the arrangements necessary to be
made consequent upon the retirement of Mr. Morgan. After much
deliberation the Committee recommended that the offices hitherto
known as that of "Sanitary Inspector" and "Inspector of
Nuisances," and held by separate persons, should be amalgamated
under the latter title, and this recommendation was adopted by the
Vestry, the duties being defined generally as follows :—
1. To inspect streets and premises where a nuisance exists, or may
be reasonably supposed to exist.
2. To serve preliminary notices for the removal of nuisances (including
dust, manure, and other refuse), the amendment, re-construction,
or abolition of defective drains; for providing, renewing,
or improving the water supply to any premises, or part thereof;
and for the removal or alteration of projections or obstructions,
whether permanent or temporary, in any street or public place.
3. To report daily proceedings to the Medical Officer of Health as
regards nuisances, and to the Surveyor as regards drainage,
obstructions, projections (including private lamps), &c.
4. To purchase samples of food and drugs for analysis, and deliver
same to the Public Analyst.
5. To take an oversight of the mortuary, and of the work of disinfecting.
6. To keep such records and books as may be necessary.
7. To superintend the cleansing and disinfection of public urinals
by men employed and paid as scavengers.
8. To take notice of all defects in the pavement of roads and footways,
note all defective street lights, read and record the gas
meters to public lamps, and water meters to urinals, note all
hoards, scaffolds, &c., erected in any part of the parish, and
report on all these matters to the Surveyor.
9. To serve notices for the re-instatement of dangerous or defective
coal-plates, area gratings, private pavements, &c., and report
thereon to the Surveyor.
Subsequently the Parish was divided into two districts for the
purposes of sanitny inspection, and Mr. W. H. Watson was
appointed to one of them at his present salary of £120 per annum,