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115
Inspection Factories without mechanical power 104
,, Factories with mechanical power 26
„ Workplaces, Public Health Act 29.
,, Outworkers' premises 65
Visits re Young Persons Employment Act 21
Water samples taken 65
Food and Drugs Acts : milk samples taken 295
Food and Drugs Acts: other foods and drugs samples taken . 357
Milk Special Designations Orders : samples taken 280
Non-designated Milk : samples taken 113
Reinspections of work on outstanding notices 19,266
Sundry inspections and visits 1,276
Appointments kept with owners, builders, etc. 3,532
Complaints from public investigated (including those in regard to
housing defects) . 8,764
Informal notices outstanding 31-12-45 . 1,061
Informal notices served . 5,763
Informal notices complied . 4,242
Number of Informal Notices referred for Statutory Orders 1,382
Informal notices outstanding 2,582
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-45 1,602
Statutory notices served 3.964
Statutory notices complied 4,058
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-46 . 1,508
' Total number of callers and complaints received at the office 11,611
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 481
Want of windows or ventilators 96
Conditions causing dampness :
Defective roofs . 1,317
Defective, window frames 439
Defective walls, etc. 361
Want of efficient damp-proof course 3-38
Defective gutters and downspouts 943
Other structural defects :
Defective plaster .. 957
Cleansing and limewashing required 98
Defective floors and stairs 729
Insufficient ventilation under floor 93
Defective brickwork, cills, lintels, chimneys, etc 4-36
Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues . 665
Defective drains, sanitary fittings, etc
Defective sinks and waste pipes 895
Defective w.c.'s 495
Defective drainage 578
Stoppages in drains 556
Defective water services and tanks 254
Domestic nuisances :
Want of cleanliness 24
Dirty w.c. pans 16
Verminous conditions 60