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The following defects have been attended to, and improvements
made:—
116 Premises cleansed.
34 W.C. accommodation, dirty, defective or insufficient.
31 Cisterns cleansed, draw-off taps or flushing apparatus
provided.
32 Sanitary dustbins provided.
10 Defective roofs and gutterings.
26 Cases of overcrowding.
19 Defects of a structural nature.
15 Wash-houses and yards paved.
283
All cases of drain complaints have been referred to the
District Inspectors.
Fourteen complaints received from the Factory Inspector
and other sources have been attended to.
Fifty-one addresses of workplaces not previously notified
have been forwarded to the Home Office.
In the course of this year's work I have inspected 1,674
premises, reinspected 788 and paid 1,086 other visits, making a
total of 3,548 premises visited.
In addition to this I have assisted in taking samples under
the Food and Drugs Act."
In conclusion I must again refer to the generally good health
of the parish during the year, with the exception of the months of
July, August and September, when the long continued high
temperature combined with an almost total absence of rainfall,
led to much sickness, more especially amongst infants, deaths