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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
The year started with two vacancies in the establishment for
Public Health Inspectors. This shortage increased to three with a
resignation in February. A fourth vacancy arose with a further
resignation in the summer, but fortunately this was offset by one of
the Council's students passing his qualifying examination and being
appointed to the permanent staff
Owing to the understaffing there was a regrettable drop in the
number of house-to-house inspections which could be undertaken, but in
most other respects the pattern and extent of inspections followed a
fairly close relationship with those of recent years
Water Sampling
As mentioned in the introduction regular monthly sampling for
bacteriological examination of domestic supplies in different parts of
the borough was introduced at the beginning of the year. During the
year 105 samples were taken and all were found to be satisfactory and
free from Presumptive B. Coli.
Visits to Dwellings by Public Health Inspectors
After complaint 1.800
After infectious disease 187
House-to house inspections 218
Re inspections (generally 8.219
Drains tested 1,059
Drains inspected 1 380
Voluntary drainage works supervised 2 279
Housing enquiries 72
Owners/Builders etc. 958
Clearance Areas 125
Underground rooms 166
Certificates of Disrepair 118
Lighting of communal staircases 106
Vermin checks (impending rehousing) 666
Overcrowding 25
Rodent Control 156
Water Sampling 97
Miscellaneous visits 272
Ineffectual visits 2,121
* Additional to visits by Rodent Operatives separately reported on
page 45.
Statutory Action
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 and London County Council
(General Powers) Acts
Intimation notices served 1.009
Intimation notices complied with 881
Statutory notices served 388
Statutory notices complied with 366