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These figures show an apparent reduction in the amount of work done
under each heading as compared with last year, and hardly do justice to the
manner in which the District Inspectors carry out their duties. Many
sanitary defects formerly attended to by these officers are now handed over
to the Factory Inspectors, thus enabling the former to give greater attention
to details connected with each case dealt with by them. A very considerable
proportion of the routine work involved in the administration of the Public
Health Acts is carried out by the District Inspectors, who conduct many
extensive and important enquiries with both tact and firmness.
As the education of the general public in health matters increases, so does
the demand for the services of your officers, and although it is satisfactory to
observe a growing intelligent public interest in details connected with
sanitary science, it taxes the time at your Inspectors' disposal somewhat
severely.
That their duties are performed with a minimum amount of friction with
property owners in the City, is shown by the fact that in no single instance
out of 430 Orders issued during the year was it found necessary to resort to
Police Court proceedings. In some cases where delay was unduly prolonged,
a reference of the particulars to the City Solicitor was sufficient to ensure
compliance with your requirements.