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SECTION E
SANITARY ADMINISTRATION
Staff—Inspectorial.
The establishment of Public Health Inspectors consists of the
Senior Public Health Inspector, a Deputy Senior Public Health
Inspector, ten District Inspectors, two Food & Drug Inspectors and
one woman Inspector, but the Borough has been covered by eight
District Inspectors, one Food and Drugs Inspector and one woman
Inspector.
At the end of the year, Mr. W. Rigby retired from the service
having been with the Borough for 39 years, 17 of which were in
the capacity of Senior Public Health Inspector.
One of the district Inspectors also acts as Inspector in charge
of rodent control operations.
Exhumation and Re-Interment of Bodies.
During the year five licences were granted by the Secretary
of State for the exhumation and removal of five bodies from
graves in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Harrow Road.
Each of these cases was attended by the local district Inspector
and it was possible to certify that each removal had been carried
out in a proper manner.
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Restrictions Acts 1920/1939
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954
Rent Act, 1957
During the year applications under the above Acts were
received as follows:—
For Certificates of Disrepair
Number received 167
Number granted 78
For Revocation of Certificates
Number received 36
Number granted 35
Undertakings Given by Landlord
Number accepted 117
Coroner's Court and Public Mortuary
The number of bodies admitted to the Public Mortuary during
the year was 1,124, an increase of 319 compared with 1957. There
were 1,085 post-mortem examinations. This also is an increase of
251 compared with last year.