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DISIRICT SANITARY INSPECTION
Inspections of Dwelling Houses 1364
" " other premises 2077
" " sanitary works 287
NUISANCES
Intimstion notices served 581
Statutory 11
Prosecutions 5
Orders made 3
Fines: £4.0.0d. Costs: £12.12.0d.
WATER SUPPLY
Metropolitan Water Board notices of withdrawal. 11
Deep wells: No. of examinations made 136
SHOPS ACT. 1954
Shops inspected 1282
Inspections made1297
Notices served 42
FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES
6 defects under the Public Health Acts were found.
All were remedied without legal proceedings.
Visits to Outworkers' premises other than factories - 103
Workrooms measured - 33
Visits of enquiry re employment of women - l0l
Outworkers - 8l
RATS
Rat complaints - (1941) 165; (1942) 505.
Total number of rats caught by -Contractors - 2138
Rat Officer appointed - 21. 12. 42.
Total number of premises visited re rat complaints - 1352
Total number of inspections - 2005
RESTAURANTS
Routine inspection of restaurants had fallen into
abeyance owing to pressure of other work on Civil Defence
duties so an intense survey was instituted.
•Total number of restaurants inspected 1237
Number of notices served 186
Legal proceedings 2
NUISANCE FROM PIGEONS
Complaints: 17. Pigeons destroyed: 408
DISINFECTION
Rooms: 215. Articles: 26,462. Articles washed: 9,500.
Articles destroyed: 156. Books disinfected: 110.
Vehicles: 16. Business- premises: 119.
CLEANSING OF PERSONS - (Head lice, Body lice, Scabies)
Children: 355. Adults: 774. Total: 1129
ERADICATION OF BED BUGS
Premises found to be infested - 82. All were disinfected.
TREATMENT OF BEDDING FROM CASUALTY DEPOTS. REPORT CENTRES. ETC.
Articles of bedding, etc., disinfected 6670