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35
SANITARY ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOROUGH.
The following section of the Report (pages 35 to 71 ) is
devoted to the work of the Public Health Inspectors together with
other associated officers. The Borough is divided into three areas
east, central and west - each being the responsibility of one
Inspector. In addition, the Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector
and one other Inspector are engaged on duties concerned with the
establishment of smoke control areas under the provisions of the
Clean Air Act, 1956. Two Women Inspectors deal with the inspection
and supervision of shops and food premises including food shops, food
factories, canteens, restaurants, clubs, public houses, stalls, mobile
ice-cream vendors, etc. They also undertake the sampling of articles
of food, investigations in connection with food poisoning and
infectious disease, and dealing with recording of atmospheric pollution.
The majority of the work of the Inspectors has been carried
out without recourse to statutory measures. Experience has proved
that in Chelsea, with such differing sections of the community, the
informal approach in the first instance to many of the day-to-day
problems, has invariably brought about both speedy and acceptable
solutions. In many no formal action could in fact have been taken;
in others formal approach by letter and notice would have been
inclined to have the reverse effect - delaying a solution by much
protracted correspondence. In support of this statement it will be
seen from the report that although 759 complaints were made to the
Department and 17,843 inspections and re-visits made to all types
of premises, it was only necessary to institute legal proceedings
in 13 cases, and of these, 10 cases related to one owner.