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7. REFUSE DISPOSAL—PRIVATE TIPS.
There continues in the district reclamation of low lying land by private owners,
and during the year 216 visits were paid to tips to see that no nuisance was committed,
and to give advice as to methods of disposal. When the potential rateable
value of land so recovered is realised, I am sure that such schemes will be more
welcome.
8. SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
The number of complaints received and recorded in the register of complaints
was 855, as compared with 551 in 1934 and 927 in 1933.
The premises were inspected forthwith and any necessary action taken.
The total number of visits paid by sanitary inspectors to various premises for
all purposes was 15,108 and are summarised below, together with the number of
defects found arising from those visits.
The housing defects dealt with numbered 9093.
It will be remembered that for various reasons you were short of sanitary
inspectors during the year.
(a) Work of Sanitary Inspectors.
(1) Inspection of Dwelling-Houses.
Total Houses Inspected under Public Health or Housing Acts
3,437
Total Number of Inspections made
10,398
Housing (Consolidated) Regulations
837
After Infectious Disease
1,668
Defects Found
9,093
Notices Served (Preliminary)
2,585
Re-inspections re Notices Served
4,570
Inspection of Works in Progress
723
(2) Premises Controlled by Byelaws and Regulations.
Inspections.
Contraventions.
Notices
served.
Houses Let in Lodgings
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Common Lodging Houses
79
2
2
Offensive Trades
77
15
7
Tents, Vans and Sheds
80
6
1
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops
211
6
5
Slaughter-houses
288
4
4