Unique IDAG-0075DescriptionThe Inspector of Nuisances was responsible for keeping the City clean, sanitary, and safe. This included inspection and condemnation of food on sale in the markets and on the streets, inspection of dangerous buildings, nuisances, and hoardings, prosecutions of breaches of the by-laws, and keeping thoroughfares free from obstruction. He also supervised the carters who removed rubbish.
The first Inspector of Nuisances was appointed by Council on 23 March 1847. The cleansing function was taken over by the new Cleansing Department in 1899. On 30 May 1900, Council constituted the City Health Officer as official head of the Sanitary Department, (later CA 73, Health Department), and the Inspector of Nuisances was placed under the City Health Officer.
There seems to have been some dispute about this as the Town Clerk reported in 1904 that there had been "suggestions that the Inspector of Nuisances occupies a semi-independent, if not an absolutely independent position, and that he is in certain matters free from the control and jurisdiction of the City Health Officer". He submitted that "on general principles, and in the interests of public health, it is quite impossible for any department to work efficiently under two heads, and that the City Health Officer is the natural head and responsible officer for the efficient administration of the Health Department". (Town Clerk's Annual Report, Proceedings of Council 1904, pp 199-202).Creation23 March 1847Abolition30-May-00
Start date23rd March 1847End date30th May 1900Relationship legacy dataRELATED TO: Sydney City Council OR-0001 (23/03/1847 to 30/05/1900)
RELATED TO: Public health FN-0012 (23/03/1847 to 30/05/1900)
RELATED TO: Building and development regulation FN-0010 (23/03/1847 to 30/05/1900)
RELATED TO: Garbage and refuse cleansing FN-0003 (23/03/1847 to 08/09/1899) Source System ID75
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