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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) 3874
No. of houses inspected under the Housing (Inspection of District
Regulations, 1910) 2534
No. of houses inspected under the Rent Restrictions Act, 1920 40
No. of houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred 600
House drains tested with smoke (primary) 984
House drains tested on application 112
No. of smoke tests during repair 574
No. of water tests during repair 326
Final test of drains after repair 101
Final test of drains when completely re-laid 36
Lengths of new drains tested with water yards 1256
Inspections of Stables and animal manure pits 372
„ Yards and passages 690
„ Urinals 680
„ Pig Styes 88
„ Theatres, Cinemas, etc. 219
„ Schools 100
„ Common Lodging Houses, including night visits 183
„ Houses let in Lodgings 125
„ Tents and Vans 21
„ Premises where offensive trades are conducted 423
Smoke Observations 14
No. of visits re Infectious Diseases 1400
Inspections of Shops (under Shop Acts) 737
„ „ (under Poisons and Pharmacy Act) 8
„ Dairies 341
„ Cowsheds 122
„ Milkshops 592
„ Premises where food is prepared or sold 5159
„ Slaughterhouses 1539
„ Factories, including Factory Laundries 464
„ Workshops, including Workshop Laundries and
„ Bakehouses 821
„ Workplaces other than outworkers' premises 37
„ Outworkers 182
Visits to employers of Outworkers 6
Reinspections of work in progress 22480
Sundry Inspections 4741
Sundry Visits 8294
Examination of building plans 967
Complaints from public investigated 3129
Informal notices outstanding 31/13/25 2259
„ „ served 9192
„ „ complied 7636
No. of Informal Notices referred for Statutory Orders 1523
Informal notices outstanding (including 565 overcrowding) 2292
Statutory Notices outstanding 31/12/25 233
„ „ served 1335
„ „ abated 1224
Total number of complaints received 3365
Interviews with callers 4441
I.etters received 4197
Letters and other intimations, etc. sent (not including notices) 8440
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