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Housing.
1. Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 562
2. Number of dwelling houses (included in (1) above) which
were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 and 1932 44
3. Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation 2
4. Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred
to under (3)) found not to be in all respects reasonably
fit for human habitation 391
The two houses referred to in (3) above were numbers 5 and 7,
Mill Lane, in respect of which Demolition Orders were made on the
24th April, 1940. The premises have now been demolished.
Inspection and Supervision of Food.
Wartime conditions demand the strict supervision of food supplies
and the Sanitary Inspectors paid particular attention to premises
where foods are manufactured, prepared, stored or exposed for sale.
The amounts of food seized or voluntarily surrendered as unfit for
human consumption showed a considerable increase on quantities condemned
in previous years.
Food Sampling.
The Sanitary Inspectors took 398 samples during the year under
the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, for analysis by Dr. H. E. Cox, the
Public Analyst. The number certified to be adulterated was 16, or
4.0 per cent. of the total number, as compared with 24 or 4.8 per cent.
in 1939.
During the year 25 samples of milk were submitted for examination
for bacterial content and for tubercle bacilli. Five out of thirteen
samples of pasturised milk were found to have unsatisfactory bacterial
contents.
Public Mortuary, New End.
During the year 111 bodies were brought to the mortuary, 9
by the Police, 14 at the request of friends, and 88 by order of the
Coroner.
In 90 instances post-mortem examinations were made.