ABSTRACT
Glasgow was the first county borough to utilise the services of Women Health Officials, for in May 1870 four "Female Visitors," afterwards known as Assistant Sanitary Inspectors, were appointed in connection with the Public Health Department. Their duties were : "by persuasion principally, to induce the women householders to · keep · the interiors of their dwellings in a clean and sanitary condition, and to advise generally how best this can be maintained." They possessed the same
right of entry to premises as the men inspectors, and were required to hold the certificate of the Incorporated Sanitary Association of Scotland. They reported certain nuisances, but themselves dealt with others, such as '' dirty homes or dirty bedding, clothing, and furnishing."
