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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE BY THE SANITARY
INSPECTORS DURING 1902.
Inspections 9261
Re-Inspections 62680
Infectious Houses visited 3779
Complaints attended to 8930
Cases of Infectious Disease notified 4272
(a) Cases under treatment at home 2396
(b) Cases removed to Hospital 1876
Cases of Non-Notifiable Diseases dealt with 4984
Houses disinfected 3239
Rooms disinfected 5857
Bedding, etc., disinfected 2703
Bedding, etc., destroyed 134
Dust Yards, Manure Depots and Brickfields, inspections
of 480
Drains tested (with chemical, water, or both) 10283
Sanitary Works completed 5330
Plans of Drainage received and approved 264
Premises the drains of which have been totally or
partly reconstructed 195
Articles procured for the Analyst—
(a) Food and Drugs 705
(b) Water 0
Special Smoke observations and enquiries 679
New Work-shops inspected and registered 105
Bakehouses inspected (including 87 underground) 223
Cowhouses inspected 21
Slaughter-houses inspected 37
Restaurants inspected and registered 225
Notices served—
Sanitary Work (Preliminary and Statutory) 12954
Infectious Diseases (Public Health Act, 1891) 2430
Housing of Working Classes Act 14
Sanitary nuisances abated—
(a) Structural 10634
(b) Non-structural 3203
Persons received at the Shelters 0
Summonses and Orders issued 50
Convictions obtained—
Public Health Act 12
Food and Drugs Acts 19
43 summonses were issued, and of these 9 were withdrawn, the work being completed
before the hearing of the summonses. Three summonses were dismissed for the following
reasons:— (r) no parties appearing, (2) legal technicality, and (3) warranty proved.