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Complaints Received.
General disrepair and insanitary conditions 176
Dampness 52
Obstruction of light by trees 5
Overcrowding 21
Defective drainage systems 31
Blocked drainage systems 92
Defective drainage fittings 2
Defective sinks and lavatory basins 8
Defective W.C. pans and flushing apparatus 21
Defective service water pipes 8
Defective hot water systems 4
Defective chimney stacks 7
Absence of, or defective dustbins 21
Insanitary pig waste bins 1
Accumulation of refuse, etc. 35
Insanitary A.R.P. shelters 4
Rats and mice 243
Keeping of animals 18
Insect pests, etc. 46
Unsound food 52
Miscellaneous 7
Total 854
Summary of Visits Made.
Number of houses visited 643
Number of re-inspections and calls made 1,898
Verminous premises 18
Water supply 18
Tents, vans and sheds 18
Schools 2
Places of entertainment 8
Licensed premises 5
Storage of refuse 76
Accumulation 80
Piggeries, fowls and other animals 103
Stables 4
Rats & Mice Destruction Act 3,488
Drainage Inspected 1,027
Drainage tested 100
Cesspools 195
Urinals 11
Sewers and street gullies 39
Cowsheds, Dairies and Milk shops 73
Ice-cream premises 221
Meat shops 27
Food preparing premises 161
Other food shops 344
Bakehouses—power 65
„ other 8
Food Inspection—meat 19
„ „ other food 143
Factories—power
„ other 5
Workplaces 6
Outworkers 29
Shops Acts 13
Infectious disease enquiries 136
„ „ contacts 20
Food poisoning enquiries 2
Disinfection 105
Disinfestation 148
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