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has performed his duties in a satisfactory manner; but the terms
of his appointment are, in my opinion, somewhat unfortunate.
Ho is appointed at a maximum salary of £50 per annum. The
effect of this blunt statement, that no matter how satisfactory his
work may be or how he improves himself, he cannot hope to rise
higher than he is at present, is to impel him to look out fur and
endeavour to obtain some similar employment where chances of
advancement are not thus expressly denied. Already he has
twice been a selected candidate for appointment by other
Authorities.
House Register.—Another important step was the
establishment of a register of every house in the Pariah. In this
register is regularly posted up, as the information through the
action of the Inspectors is acquired, the name of the owner, the
mode of occupation, the size of the rooms if a tenement house,
notices which have been served and the results, cases of infectious
disease which have occurred, and records of drainage work.
This information is accumulating from day to day, becoming
more and more important in connection with each particular
house as time rolls on and enabling us to quickly ascertain the
sanitary history of every house in the district.
County Council Report on the Sanitary Condition
of Clerkenwell.—During the year a report on the
sanitary condition and administration of the Parish of Clerkenwell
was forwarded to the Vestry, the district having been previously
inspected by Dr. Young, Assistant Medical Officer of Health of the
London County Council. The report states that "there is evidence
that a considerable amount of work has been, and is being
done, for the removal of insanitary conditions and maintaining
premises in a proper state of repair." There are, however, several
matters which, according to the writer of the report, require
amendment or improvement. These several matters are summarised
at the conclusion of the report, and I propose to glance
at them in detail, giving my remarks as I go on.
1st. "The existence of houses in a defective condition."