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Summary of Inspections Made by the Sanitary Inspectors and Other
Departmental Work.
Total no. of houses inspected for Housing defects (under Public
Health or Housing Acts) 3492
No. of houses inspected under the Housing (Inspection of District
Regulations, 1910) 2235
No. of houses inspected under the Rent Restrictions Act, 1920 45
No. of houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred 300
House drains tested with smoke (primary) 518
House drains tested on application 120
No. of smoke tests during repair 306
No. of water tests during repair 228
Final test of drains after repair 58
Final test of drains when completely relaid 26
Lengths of new drains tested with water yards 1075
Inspections of Stables and animal manure pits 338
,, Yards and passages 678
,, Urinals 466
„ Pig Styes 167
,, Theatres, Cinemas, etc 266
„ Schools 21
,, Common Lodging Houses, including night visits 229
,, Houses let in Lodgings 120
,, Tents and Vans 42
,, Premises where offensive trades are conducted 297
Smoke Observations 12
No. of visits re Infectious Diseases 838
Inspection of Shops (under Shop Acts) 885
,, ,, (under Poisons and Pharmacy Act) 8
,, Dairies 312
,, Cowsheds 116
,, Milkshops 444
,, Premises where food is prepared or sold 4518
,, Slaughterhouses 1496
,, Factories including Factory Laundries 458
,, Workshops, including Workshop Laundries and
Bakehouses 805
,, Workplaoes other than outworkers' premises 146
,, Outworkers 228
Visits to employers of Outworkers 38
Reinspections of work in progress 17660
Sundry Inspections 2414
Sundry visits 10036
Examination of building plans 760
Complaints from public investigated (other than inspection of house) 2481
Informal notices outstanding 31/12/24 1822
„ „ served 8705
„ „ complied 8268
„ „ outstanding (including 375 overcrowding) 2259
Statutory Notices outstanding 31/12/24 356
„ „ served 1248
„ „ abated 1371
Total number of complaints received 3342
Interviews with callers 2984
Letters received 4154
Letters sent 3217