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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) 12 746
Number of houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred 270
House drains tested 1 363
House drains tested on application 7
Number of smoke tests during repair 201
Inspections of drainage work during repair 3,220
Number of water tests during repair 220
Final tests of drains after repair 87
Kinal tests of drains when completely relaid 32
Length of new drains tested feet) 4,6i9
Inspection of yards, stables and manure pits 141
,, passages 46
,, public conveniences 60
,, pigstyes 65
,, tents, vans and similar structures 74
theatres, cinemas, halls, etc. 87
,, ponds and ditches 115
,, schools and school sanitary conveniences 15
,, common lodging-houses 26
,, verminous premises 97
,, premises where offensive trades are conducted 21
,, S?'psv encampments, camps, fairs, etc. 3
,, cesspools 3
,, gathering grounds of water supply 49
Number of visits under Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 8,054
Inspections of war-damaged houses 21
Smoke observations 34
Number of visits re Infectious Diseases 1,044
Inspections of Shops (under Shops Acts) 1.168
Special Early Closing and Evening Patrols (Shop Hours Acts) 384
Overcrowding inspections 399
Inspections under Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 5
,, under Pharmacy and Poisons Act 85
,, Dairies 110
,, Farms and cowsheds 48
,, Milkshops 13
,, Premises where food is prepared or sold 4,.330
,, Bakehouses 107
Slaughterhouses 257
School Kitchens and Serveries 42
Inspection Factories without mechanical power 68
,, Factories with mechanical power 254
,, Workplaces, Public Health Act 28
Outworkers' premises 128
Visits re Young Persons Employment Act 9
Drinking water samples taken 89
Swimming bath waters: samples taken 48
Food and Drugs Acts: milk samples taken 314
Food and Drugs Acts: other foods and drugs samples taken 399
Milk Special Designations Orders: samples taken 273
Non-designated Milk: samples taken 48
Ice Cream samples taken 197
Reinspections of work on outstanding notices 36,275
Sundry inspections and visits 2,124
Appointments kept with owners, builders, etc, 6,233
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