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Complaints Received.
General disrepair and insanitary conditions 84
Dampness 44
Obstruction of light by trees 3
Overcrowding 9
Defective drainage systems 13
Blocked drainage systems 78
Defective drainage fittings 10
Defective sinks and lavatory basins 2
Defective W.C. pans and flushing apparatus 16
Defective service water pipes 2
Defective hot water systems 6
Defective chimney stacks 4
Absence of, or defective dustbins 6
Insanitary pig waste bins 4
Accumulation of refuse, etc. 23
Insanitary A.R.P. shelters 3
Rats and mice 258
Keeping of animals 13
Insect pests, etc. 36
Wasps' nests 106
Unsound food 37
Miscellaneous 64
Total 821
Summary of Visits Made.
Number of houses visited 408
Number of re-inspections and calls made 1,265
Verminous premises 31
Water supply 9
Tents, vans and sheds 23
Schools 9
Places of entertainment 8
Licensed premises 6
Storage of refuse 52
Accumulation 85
Piggeries, fowls and other animals 114
Stables 12
Rats and Mice Destruction Act 3,566
Drainage inspected 1.429
Drainage tested 177
Cesspools 352
Urinals 11
Sewers and street gullies 105
Cowsheds, Dairies and Milk shops 89
Ice-cream premises 85
Meat shops 37
Food preparing premises 181
Other food shops 381
Bakehouses—power 59
„ other 1
Food inspection—meat 9
„ ,, other food 159
Factories—power 32
„ other 16
Workplaces 7
Outworkers 76
Shops Acts 12
Infectious disease enquiries 218
Infectious disease contacts 33
Food poisoning enquiries 17
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