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15
Sanitary Circumstances
of the Area
The number of complaints of sanitary nuisances received
during the year was about 800 lees than in 1950 and nearly
1,600 less than in 1949. It is reasonable to assume that part,
at least, of this decrease is due to the vigilance of the Sanitary
Inspectors in the past.
This, however, does not fully account for the very
considerable decrease in the figures of the District Sanitary
Inspectors' work for the year. The total visits were more
than 6,500 fewer than in 1950 whilst the total of sanitary
works completed was over 3,000 less than the previous year.
This has been due very largely to the continued and extremely
serious shortage of Sanitary Inspectors in the Department.
The work of the Food Inspectors, who have not been so
affected by these staffing difficulties, shows a considerable
increase during the year, with over 1,100 more visits than
in 1950.
SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS
(Separate statistics for certain of the following headings are
given in the Housing section).
Inspections upon receipt of complaint 4,383
Drainage and miscellaneous inspections 2,779
Inspection of Factories 249
Inspection of Outworkers 111
Inspection of Common Lodging Houses 40
Rehousing visits 1,792
Smoke Observations 90
Rodent visits (Sanitary Inspectors), Industrial premises 193
,, ,, ,, ,, Dwellings 164
Inspection of Slaughterhouses 4
Inspection of Offensive Trades Premises 8
Inspection and food sampling visits, shops and markets 1,868
Inspection and sampling visits, Catering and Ice Cream
Premises 1,957
Inspection of food at Wharves and Warehouses 2,036
Visits to Bakehouses 118
Visits to Fried Fish Shops 51
Visits to Fishmongers premises 19
Revisits 7,616
Miscellaneous 312