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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
Inspections.—67,898 visits and inspections were made in 1933 by the Council's staff of
Inspectors and Health Visitors.
Of these inspections, 44,316 were made by the District Sanitary Inspectors, 9,488 by
the Inspectors of Food and Food places, 7,066 by the Inspectors of Factories and Workshops,
and 7,028 by the Women Sanitary Inspectors and Health Visitors (for Tuberculosis).
The inspections dealt with above are exclusive of the visits in connection with the
health of expectant mothers and young children made by the Council's staff at the Maternity
and Child Welfare Centres (see pages 32 and 116), and by the staff of the Tuberculosis
Dispensary (see page 101); nor do they include the work of the disinfecting staff, particulars
of whose work are given on pages 102 and 103.
Notices served.—3,994 intimation notices were served by the Inspectors during the
year. Of these 3,689 were served by the District Sanitary Inspectors, 303 by the Factory
and Workshop Inspectors, and 2 by the Food Inspectors.
1,414 Statutory notices were served for non-compliance with certain of the above
intimation notices.
Details of the work performed by the various Inspectors and Health Visitors will be
found in Tables 6, 7, 8 and 9 on pages 113-116.
The following prosecutions were undertaken during the year in respect of general
sanitary work:—