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Outside Urinai.s of Public Houses.
During 1912, the outside urinals connected with public
houses were under inspection, and notices were served as.
required.
House-to-House Inspections.
House-to-house inspections during 1912, are dealt with
under the Housing, Town Planning, ctc., Act, 1909.
Other Inspections.
The work in connection with disinfection, smoke abatement,
inspection of factories and workshops, bake-houses,
restaurants, and dining (coffee) rooms, births, milk depot,
tuberculosis cases, etc., and the carrying out of the Food
and Drugs and Housing Acts, is dealt with under separate
headings in the Report.
Legal Proceedings.
It is again satisfactory to note that during 1912, in but
very few cases was it found necessary to resort to legal
proceedings before the Court in connection with Sanitary
work carried out under the Public Health and Metropolis
Management Acts—5 summonses, which resulted in 8/0
costs, as follow: convictions 2; withdrawn (payment o(
costs), 2; and adjourned sine die, 1. These legal proceedings
had reference to (a) defective drain, (b) dirty premises,
(c) want of water supply to w.c., and damp and defective
walls.