CO129-399 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [1-2] — Page 525

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Statement from Bhagwan Singh to Head of Sanitary

Department.

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sir,

In answer to the charges preferred against me on the 8th. instant, for absenting myself from duty without leave ( OF

permission of the Principal Civil Medical Officer, means Dr. Atkinson per Clause No.8 of my standing orders) contrary to

No.7 of the standing orders for the Sanitary watchman of the

Hill District, I salemnly and sincerly beg to state as follows:-

That for the performance of my duties I was given a standing

ForD Order by Dr. Clarke on the 30th July 1907, I think when the

Central district sanitary office was in College Chambers in

No.31 Wyndham Street, the conditions of which are as follows:-

(1) The Sanitary watchman in the Hill district shall reside

the Hill district and shall make himself thergughly acquainted w

with the provisions of the Sanitary Contracts for that district.

(2)

He shall keep a diary in which he shall enter a true

record of each day's proceedings, and shall submit the same to

the medical officer of Health, at such interffels as he may direci

(3) He shall see that the Sanitary Contractors for the Hill

district strictly comply with the conditions of their contracts,

reporting to the Senior Inspector any and every neglect coming

under his observation.

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(4) He shall visit every road in the Hill district daily and

shall see that the roads are properly swept and scavenged, that

no refuse is deposited on the Hillside or Vacant lands, and that

the night-seil coolies are carrying out their duties in a proper

manner and within the prescribed hours.

(5) He shall at the esllest opportunity, report to the

Senior Inspector any neglect or breach of contract or illegal

act on the part of the scavenging or of the night-seil coolies,

and every defect in any of the public drains and gullies in the

Hill district which may come under his observations