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Woman Sanitary Inspector.—This Officer is chiefly engaged
in work under the Factories and Workshops Act. She also
investigates complaints passed to her by the Health Visitors,
and carries out enquiries into cases of infectious disease which
are not notifiable, i.e., measles, chicken-pox, etc. The number of
visits made by her during the year is summarised in the following
Table :—

Notices.—164 Intimation notices and 66 Statutory notices
were served in regard to nuisances discovered by this Officer.
Smoke Abatement.—During the year 21 observations were
made for the detection of nuisances arising from the emission of
black smoke, and as a result 7 notices were served. The institution
of legal proceedings was not nece sary in any case.
Rent Restriction Acts, 1920 and 1923.—During the year
54 applications were made by occupiers for the certificate of
the Sanitary Authority under the provisions of the above Acts,
and in 52 cases the Council authorised the issue of the certificate.
A report of the Sanitary Authority to the eflect that the necessary
work had been carried out and the premises placed in a reasonable
state of repair, was issued to the owner in 13 instances.