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100
Number of visits under Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919—
Private Houses 3,723
Shops 1,260
A.R.P.—Inspections concerning measures for protection against gas
contamination 68
,, Miscellaneous inspections and reinspections after air raids 146
,, Inspections of posts and centres 274
,, Inspections of war damaged houses 7,040
,, Inspections of war damager food shops 2,925
Smoke observations 14
Number of visits re Infectious Diseases 1,283
Inspections of Shops (under Shops Acts) 338
Special Early Closing Patrols 1
Sunday Patrols 2
Special Evening Patrols (under Shop Hours Act) 1
Inspections under Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 2
,, under Pharmacy and Poisons Act 47
,, Dairies 78
„ Farms and cowsheds 53
,, Milkshops 20
,, Premises where food is prepared or sold 3,801
„ Slaughterhouses 103
,. Factories without mechanical power 64
,, Factories with mechanical power 261
,, Workplaces, Public Health Act 80
,, Outworkers' premises 258
Visits to Employers of Outworkers 17
Visits re Young Persons Employment Act 1
Water samples taken 128
Food and Drugs Acts: milk samples taken 248
Food and Drugs Acts : other foods and drugs samples taken 353
Milk Special Designations Orders: samples taken 145
Non-designated Milk: samples taken 88
Reinspections of work on outstanding notices 10,462
Sundry inspections and visits 4,261
Appointments kept with owners, builders, etc. 2,212
Complaints from public investigated (for purposes other than inspection
of house) 5,281
Informal notices outstanding 31-12-43 1,224
Informal notices served 2,451
Informal notices complied 3,408
Number of Informal Notices referred for Statutory Orders 921
Informal notices outstanding 729
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-43 111
Statutory notices served 748
Statutory notices complied 762
Statutory notices outstanding 97
Total number of complaints received at the office 4,018
Nuisances, Infringements of Acts, Byelaws, Regulations or Orders,
ascertained by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1944 and for
which action was taken to enforce compliance:—
(Not including defects found as a result of Air Raid Damage).
(1) NUISANCES AND HOUSING DEFECTS AT HOUSES, etc.
Insufficient means of ventilation:
Defective windows and sashcords 157
Want of windows or ventilators 90