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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) 9,121
Number of houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred 248
House drains tested 2,001
House drains tested on application 13
Number of smoke tests during repair 674
Inspections of drainage work during repair 3,883
Number of water tests during repair 231
Final tests of drains after repair 78
Final tests of drains when completely relaid 42
Inspection of yards, stables and manure pits 182
,, passages 68
,, public conveniences 86
,, pigstyes 98
,, tents, vans and similar structures 46
,, theatres, cinemas, halls, etc. 124
,, ponds and ditches 106
,, schools and school sanitary conveniences 16
,, common lodging-houses 16
,, verminous premises 191
,, premises where offensive trades are conducted 28
,, gipsy encampments, camps, fairs, etc. 4
,, cesspools 30
,, gathering grounds of water supply 42
Number of visits under Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 11,108
Smoke observations 117
Number of visits re Infectious Diseases 1,582
Inspections of Shops (under Shops Acts) 1,035
Special Early Closing and Evening Patrols (Shop Hours Acts) 261
Overcrowding inspections 404
Inspections under Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 4
,, under Pharmacy and Poisons Act. 94
,, of Dairies 193
,, Farms and cowsheds 59
,, Milkshops 127
,, Premises where food is prepared or sold 6,442
,, Bakehouses 113
,, School Kitchens and Services 43
Inspection of Factories without mechanical power 93
,, Factories with mechanical power 401
,, Workplaces, Public Health Act 45
,, Outworkers' premises 250
Visits re Young Persons Employment Act 12
Drinking water samples taken 69
Swimming bath waters : samples taken 57
Food and Drugs Acts : milk samples taken 337
Food and Drugs Acts : other foods and drugs samples taken 446
Milk Special Designations Orders : samples taken 314
Non-designated Milk: samples taken 58
Ice Cream samples taken 278
Reinspections of work on outstanding notices 30.477
Sundry inspections and visits 2,353
Appointments kept with owners, builders, etc. 5,293
Complaints from public investigated (including those in regard to
housing defects) 10,410