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Two certificates were issued by the medical inspectors to the Immigration
Officer where aliens were found not to be medically sound.
The entire cost of this service is recoverable from the Ministry of
Health, and classified returns of the aliens medically inspected and
examined have to be made to the Ministry every half year.
Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
The following table shows in detail matters relating to the
general sanitary conditions of the City. The work of the district
sanitary inspectors is performed under several main headings: inspection
of nuisances and other insanitary conditions, whether on complaint or
otherwise; supervision of all new sanitary fittings and drainage in old
and new buildings, which includes reporting on plans of proposed sanitary
construction in respect of lequirements of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936, and the drainage, &c., by-laws of the London County Council,
duties connected with housing and infectious disease, and others relating
to the sanitary conditions of the City. Details of inspections, &c., made
under the Housing Acts during the year appear in the Housing Section
of this Report.
A somewhat new development is the inspection of existing buildings
where internal replanning is contemplated or where change in user is
proposed. Such proposals are transmitted by the Town Planning
Authority, the London County Council, for the observation of the City
Council. A specially constituted sub-committee of the Improvements
Committee meets at least three times per month to consider the schemes
submitted. An average of ten plans are dealt with at each meeting
and the Senior Sanitary Inspector attends all the meetings for the
purpose of reporting on such aspects as change in user of underground
rooms and other matters where public health considerations are concerned.
During the year a number of special inspections were made on
town planning questions for the purpose of reports to the SubCommittee.