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inspection ; so that altogether 7,155 premises were examined. These examinations
entailed no less than 58,163 further visits for the purpose of inspecting
the work which was being carried out under the notices which had been served.
In addition to these visits, 6,822 visits were made for other purposes.
Ice Cream Shops 29
Dairies and Milkshops 573
Stables and Yards 4,663
Manure Depots 229
Workshops re drains 300
Certificates under Customs and Inland Revenue Acts 181
Water Certificates 28
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 493
Smoke prevention 175
Miscellaneous 150
Notices Served.—Altogether 1,632 notices were served, of which 1,516
were preliminary notices served by the inspectors themselves, and 116 notices
ordered by the Committee to be issued under the provisions of the Public Health
Act. 104 of the first-mentioned notices referred to overcrowded dwellings, in
addition to 80 not included under this heading served by the Inspectors of houses
let in lodgings ; 47 to premises where milk was sold, and 17 to premises where
ice-creams were made.
Improvements effected.—As a result of these inspections and the
notices which were served, the following sanitary defects were abated:—
Houses.
Dirty 651
Damp 349
Out of Repair 331
Water Closets.
Foul 740
Without water supply 190
With deficient water supply 258
Improperly constructed 872
Defective 473
Stopped 92
Improperly situated 50
Insufficient external ventilation 97
Insufficient in number 75