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MALE SANITARY INSPECTORS.*
During 1915 there has been no change in the personnel of the
Male Sanitary Staff. Details of the work carried out are to be found
in Tables M. and N.
Contravention of By-laws.
1. Drainage Cases.
Several cautionary letters were sent to builders, who had
carried out drainage work (a) without giving previous notice, or
(b) contrary to the requirements of the L.C.C. By-laws. In the
latter case, the work was altered so as to comply with the requirements.
2. Removal of offensive matters.
Several cautionary letters were sent to contractors whose
employees had removed through the streets offensive matters
during prohibited hours contrary to the requirements of the L.C.C.
By-laws. The war caused a difficulty owing to vans and horses
having been commandeered by the Government.
Infected Houses and Drainage Defects Found.
A routine sanitary inspection is made of infected houses, i.e.,
houses at which infectious disease is notified compulsorily, with the
exception of ophthalmia neonatorum, whooping cough, chicken-pox,
and tuberculosis, and the sanitary inspection includes the testing
of the drains with the chemical test. Of 1,383 infected houses
dealt with during 1915—
(a) 83, i.e., 6.0 per cent. were found to have defective drains,
i.e., a result was obtained with the chemical test employed.
(b) 599, i.e., 43.3 per cent. showed defects in drains, traps,
fittings and appliances.
(c) 784, i.e., 56.7 per cent. showed no defects.
For comparison, the yearly averages for the past 25 years may
be stated. They are as follow:—
*There are 12 District Male Sanitary Inspectors, viz., F. E. Baxter, J. M.
Jones, J. S. Smith, J. Barfoot, G. J. Gavin, T. H. Hooper, T. H. Jackson,
W. Wallis, W. W. Howes, J. M. Scorrer, J. S. Clements and A. Farran, and
one special male Inspector for Food and Drugs (W. J. Perrin).