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SECTION E
SANITARY ADMINISTRATION
Staff
The establishment of sanitary Inspectors consists of the senior
sanitary Inspector, a Deputy senior sanitary Inspector and 10
other district Inspectors, two Food and Drugs Inspectors and one
woman Inspector.
One district Inspector also acts as Inspector in charge of
rodent control operations.
There were three resignations during the year, but none of
these could be replaced owing to the shortage. At the end of the
year only 7 district Inspectors remained and there seems little
chance of getting back to our full establishment. There could be
no better moment than now, however, to mention my appreciation
of the work of Mr. Rigby, the senior Inspector, and those of his
colleagues who remain have done to provide a service that has been
more than a credit to the public Health Department.
Exhumation and Re-interment of Bodies
During the year ten licences were granted by the secretary of
State for the exhumation and removal of ten bodies from graves in
St. Mary's catholic cemetery, Harrow Road.
Each of these was attended by the local district Inspector
and in each case it was possible to certify that the removal was
carried out in a proper manner.
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Restrictions Acts. 1920/1939.
The Housing Repairs and Rents Act. 1954.
The Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954, came into operation
on 30th August 1954. The Act is described as "An Act to make further
provisions for the clearance, and redevelopment of areas of unfit
housing accommodation, and for securing and promoting the reconditioning
and maintenance of houses and otherwise to amend the enactmentsrelatlng
to housing, the exercise of certain powers relating to
land, and rent control".
Part I contains further provisions as to Clearance and Redevelopment,
Reconditioning of Unfit Houses, and other Amendments of Housing
Acts.
The local authority is required to submit proposals for the exercise
of its functions as to clearance areas etc., to the Minister
within one year from the commencement of the Act subject to the Minister's
power to extend the time in exceptional circumstances.
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