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110
Overcrowding inspections 26
Inspections under Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 3
„ under Pharmacy and Poisons Act 6
,, Dairies 33
,, Farms and cowsheds 50
,, Milkshops 5
Premises where food is prepared or sold 1,623
,, Bakehouses 14
,, Slaughterhouses 41
,. Factories without mechanical power 32
,, Factories with mechanical power 77
Workplaces, Public Health Act 22
Outworkers' premises 57
Visits to Employers of Outworkers 3
Visits re Young Persons Employment Act 3
Water samples taken 104
Food and Drugs Acts : milk samples taken 343
Food and Drugs Acts : other foods and drugs samples taken 314
Milk Special Designations Orders: samples taken 302
Non-designated Milk : samples taken 79
Reinspections of work on outstanding notices 11,020
Sundry inspections and visits 972
Appointments kept with owners, builders, etc. 4,190
Complaints from public investigated (for purposes other than inspection
for housing defects) 1,879
Informal notices outstanding 31-12-44 729
Informal notices served 5,030
Informal notices complied 3,919
Number of Informal Notices referred for Statutory Orders 779
Informal notices outstanding 1.061
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-44 97
Statutory notices served 3,455
Statutory notices complied 1,950
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-45 1,602
Total number of complaints received at the office 9,164.
Nuisances, Infringements of Acts, Byelaws, Regulations or Orders,
ascertained by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1945 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 169
Want of windows or ventilators 87
Conditions causing dampness :
Defective roofs 515
Defective window frames 111
Defective walls, etc. 345
Want of efficient damp-proof course 85
Defective gutters and downspouts 491
Other structural defects :
Defective plaster 293
Cleansing and limewashing required 80
Defective floors and stairs 685
Insufficient ventilation under floor 187
Defective brickwork, cills, lintels, chimneys, etc. 195
Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues 461