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CITY OF WESTMINSTER.
Public Health Department.
Instructions for District Inspectors.
(1) Infectious Disease.—Enquiries with regard to sickness are to
receive first attention each day; enquiry cards are to be returned, when
possible, on the day of issue, or not later than 24 hours after issue.
Information as to schools attended, removal of patient, and any other
matters requiring immediate attention may be telephoned at once to
the office.
(2) Gutting Off Water Supplies.—Enquiries as to cutting off water
supplies to occupied premises must be made on the day on which
notice is given to the Inspector.
(3) Nuisances.—Each Inspector, on discovering a nuisance in his
district, shall make out and hand to the responsible person, where
resident, a detailed statement of the nuisance, and shall attach the
duplicate to his report thereon to the Medical Officer of Health.
(4) Reports.—Each Inspector shall submit daily to the Medical
Officer of Health a report in writing on premises inspected or visited.
On a first inspection a full report (accompanied by a sketch plan where
necessary) of the conditions existing and nuisances found, works
necessary, in his opinion, to rectify defects (if any) tests applied to
drains, soil-pipes, traps, &c. (where and how used and by whom
assisted).
Subsequently the Inspector shall report in his daily report each
visit made to the premises, together with information as to additional
defects discovered, amended requirements deemed necessary, commencement,
progress and finish of work, names of persons carrying out works,
dates of final testing of drains, &c., method employed.
(5) Plans.—Inspectors shall see that plans of proposed works are
sent in to the Medical Officer of Health as soon as possible, and that
the work is carried out in compliance with the plans when approved.
(6) New Buildings.—A list of plans of new buildings received by
the Works Department will be posted daily in the Sanitary Inspector's
office. Each plan must be examined by the Inspector in whose district
it is, and a report made thereon to the Medical Officer of Health. The
Inspector will see that the requirements of the Public Health Act and
the By-laws made thereunder are carried out in such buildings.