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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Summary of work Carried out under the Public Health and
Factory Acts during the year:-
Inspections upon complaints being received 4983
Miscellaneous Inspections 2299
Inspection of War Damaged properties 302
Inspections of Factories 699
Visits to Outworkers 151
Re-housing visits 995
Inspections of Shops 119
Inspections of Common Lodging Houses 47
Re-visits 14824
Intimation Notices served 3284
Statutory Notices served 999
Defects found and remedied 6740
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936 - SECTION 95.
Certificates as to habitability were issued in respcct of
201 newly erected premises.
RENT ESTRICTION ACTS.
65 Certificates were issued during the year under the abovementioned
Acts.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION CF FOOD PREMISES.
Pood supplies in the Borough have received close attention
during the year, and their inspection has been carried out
thoroughly and in a systematic manner. Regular inspections have
been made of the large quantities of food received at the riverside
wharves in the Borough with a view to ascertaining it3 fitness
for human consumption.
Meat and bacon have been kept under close surveillance,
both during landing at the riverside and whilst in Cold Storage
to ensure its wholesomeness.
Pood premises, including factories, eating houses and dairies
were visited during the year, and advice given regarding the
importance of cleanliness in handling food, where necessary,
234 tons, 17 cwts and 89 lbs of food were found to be unfit for
human consumption as a result of inspections, and instructions
given for its disposal.
MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT.
The following is a statement of the work of the Mortuary
and Coroners Court during the year 1946:-
Post-mortens without inquest 725
" " with " 336
Inquests without Post-nortems elsewhere 59
Bodies brought in for convenience 2
1,122
COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
There arc six Common Lodging Houses in the Borough, four being
Women's. The beds are always occupied each night and in many
instances people havo to be turned away owing to lack of accommodation.
In one Women's Common Lodging House a case of infectious
disease was notified, but it proved very difficult to get the woman
removed because of lack of hospital accommodation. The use of
D.D.T preparations has reduced the amount of infestation. Several
Notices wcro served, but the defects wcro remedied as soon as the
necessary labour and materials could be obtained.
47 visits were paid.
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