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SECTION VII.
WORK OF THE SANITARY INSPECTING STAFF.
GENERAL SANITARY WORK.
A summary of the work done by the Sanitary Inspectors
during the year is given on the next page.
One of the District Inspectors returned to duty from the Army
in March and one in April, thus bringing the Inspecting staff up
to pre-war strength.
The routine house-to-house inspection was considerably
increased during the remainder of the year as a consequence.
As a result 2,024 house-to-house inspections were made.
These numbers are in addition to 918 inspections of houses where
infectious diseases have been notified, and 104 inspections on
request of larger houses, where the drains were tested and special
reports sent to occupiers, prospective occupiers, or owners.
As a result of these inspections, 2,771 preliminary notices were
served during the year.