View report page

16
SANITARY INSPECTION
General
The total number of primary inspections carried out by the district
public health inspectors fell from 4,941 in 1960 to 4,256.
Complaints were fewer than the year before, 1,178 as against 1,230.
Responsibility for factory inspection now rests with the Clean Air Officer
and consequently only 22 factory visits were made by district inspectors
compared with 64 in the previous year. Also, owing to the detachment
of Mr. Waring to Clean Air duties and Mr. Allen to whole-time Food
and Drugs work, the districts had to be enlarged. Fortunately, we were
able to engage an additional inspector (Mr. Iggulden) in August, and this
eased matters to some extent.
At the end of the year, however, we were still one Inspector short of
the normal establishment.
Two student inspectors are employed and, together with a member of
the clerical staff, are under training for the Public Health Inspectors'
examination but it will be some time before any of them become qualified.
Defects found were dealt with under the Public Health (London) Act,
the London County Council (General Powers) Acts and the London
County Council Bye-Laws.
Rodent Control
Two rodent operators were employed throughout the year under the
general direction of the Chief Public Health Inspector, and the following
tables summarise the work carried out: —