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14
SANITARY INSPECTION
General
The total number of primary inspections carried out by the district
public health inspectors rose from 4,256 in 1961 to 4,366.
Complaints continued to fall, the total number received being 1,107
against 1,178 in the previous year.
During the year an effort was made to deal with the question of houses
in multiple occupation and inspections of known houses were carried out
during the summer. Late in the year one of the Public Health Inspectors
(Mr. White) was detached from district duties and appointed Housing
Inspector, with the main object of inspection and treatment of houses in
multiple occupation, of which we have a large number.
This detachment of a district Inspector from a district staff already
depleted by the appointment of a Clean Air Officer meant that the districts
had to be enlarged and inevitably often only urgent matters could be
dealt with to the detriment of routine inspection.
At the end of the year, in spite of several advertisements we were still
short of establishment of Public Health Inspectors.
Two student inspectors are employed and, together with a member of
the clerical staff, are under training for the Public Health Inspectors'
examination and it is hoped that one will qualify next year.
Defects found were dealt with under the Public Health (London) Act,
the London County Councial (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:—