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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
I beg to submit a report for the year ending the 31st December,
1945, of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors and other officers
under my supervision.
GEO. GRIEVE,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.
Summary of Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors and other
Departmental Work.
Total number of houses inspected for housing defects (under Public
Health or Housing Acts) 8,566
Number of houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred 301
Number of houses inspected under Landlord and Tenant (War
Damage) Acts 179
House drains tested 1,530
House drains tested on application 37
Number of smoke tests during repair 109
Inspections of drainage work during repair 3,371
Number of water tests during repair 390
Final tests of drains after repair 109
Final tests of drains when completely relaid 75
Length of new drains tested yards 3,071
Inspection of yards, stables and manure pits 75
,, passages 51
,, public conveniences 30
„ pigstyes 90
,, tents, vans and similar structures 20
,, theatres, cinemas, halls, etc. 97
,, ponds and ditches and static water tanks 97
,, schools and school sanitary conveniences 11
,, common lodging-houses 12
,, verminous premises 160
,, premises where offensive trades are conducted 5
,, gipsy encampments, camps, fairs, etc. 2
,, cesspools 4
,, gathering grounds of water supply 110
Number of visits under Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919—
Private Houses 2,326
Shops 667
A.R.P. Miscellaneous inspections and reinspections after air raids 339
,, Inspections of posts and centres 93
,, Inspections of war damaged houses 2,840
,, Inspections of war damaged food shops 36
Smoke observations 33
Number of visits re Infectious Diseases 1,988
Inspections of Shops (under Shops Acts) 125
Special Evening Patrols (under Shop Hours Acts) 2