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VIII. -SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
SANITARY INSPECTORS.
In September I submitted the following report concerning
this subject to the Public Health Committee—
"In January, 1932, I reported to the Committee that, in my
opinion, it was advisable that an additional Sanitary Inspector
should be appointed. The Committee gave this matter full
consideration at the time, but decided that it should be allowed to
stand over for a further report at a later date, if this should
become necessary. In my opinion the time has now come when
the matter should be reconsidered.
"Since my previous report was made, additional duties have
devolved upon the District Sanitary Inspectors, and alterations
have been made in connection with house-to-house inspections
which have considerably increased their work.
" (i) LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1929 Under the Local Government
Act, 1929, the registration of premises where offensive
trades are carried on, and the registration of Common Lodging
Houses and Seamen's Lodging Houses has been transferred to the
Borough Council from the London County Council, and increased
inspection on the part of the Inspectors has become necessary.
This is a comparatively small addition to the work, and, of itself,
would not, of course, necessitate the appointment of an additional
inspector.
"(ii.) ICE CREAM AND FOOD PREMISES —Under the London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1932, approximately 150
food stores where food is prepared have been registered, and
approximately the same number of ice cream premises have also
required registration. During the summer of this year 102
samples of ice cream were taken, and, in many cases, the results of
the bacteriological examinations revealed a most unsatisfactory
state of affairs. I am, personally, of the opinion, that, during the
summer months, ice cream premises, and many similar food stores,
should be visited at least once a month, and, during this year,
more than twice as many visits were paid to such places as were
paid in 1932.