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149
1891
For the first time each Sanitary Inspector has written a report on
the work performed by him during the year, and it is a matter for
regret that room cannot be made for their publication in full, as they
show pretty clearly the work on which each was engaged.
From these reports it has, however, been ascertained that 21,234
sanitary improvements have been- effected on the service of notices;
in addition to which many others, of which no record was kept, were,
on verbal instructions being given to the owners of the properties,
dealt with.
A brief summary of these reports is interesting. The full reports
have been laid before the Public Health Committee.
District 1.—Inspector Cook writes in a well ordered report—
(«) That he investigated 229 cases of infection.
(b) That owing to the New River Co. substituting a constant
for an intermittent supply in his district 241 notices from
builders, intimating their intention of fixing flushing
cisterns to W.C.'s, were received ; and that this entailed a
considerable amount of work, because in nearly every
instance the W.C.'s had to be reconstructed.
(c) That 88 complaints of nuisances received at the Vestry were
inquired into.
(d) That he made house to house inspections with respect to 16
premises.
(e) That he inspected 531 houses and made 4,836 re-inspections.
(/) That in making these inspections he discovered 2,008
nuisances for the abatement of which he served 425
notices.
(g) That he took 62 samples of Food and Drugs for analysis, of
which 5 were not genuine, and that in the resulting
prosecutions £2 10s. in fines and £4 12s. in costs were
allowed the Vestry.
(A) That 180 rooms were disinfected and cleansed, and that 178
lots of bedding, etc., were removed for disinfection.