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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 3,418
Houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred 289
following applications for certificates
of disrepair 152
Inspections of underground rooms 28
Special inspections in connection with the Housing Survey 2,128
Houses inspected for overcrowding conditions 8
Reinspect ions of work outstanding on housing notices 10,40
Number of visits regarding infectious diseases 2,33
" " " " " " food poisoning 19
Inspections of drainage work during repair 2,575
House drains tested wTth smoke and colour - routine and
complaint 1,20
House drains tested with smoke (on written application) 16
House drains tested with smoke during repair 73
" " " " " water during repair 187
Inspections of cesspools and earth closets 18
" " " schools and school sanitary conveniences 42
" " " publ ic conveniences 179
" " " verminous premises 95
" " " ponds and ditches 49
" " " yards, stables and passages 232
" " " theatres, cinemas, halls, etc. 91
" " " pig styes 75
" " " tents, vans and similar structures 59
" " " knackers yards 34
Visits regarding smoke abatement 966
Inspections of swimming baths 11
" " " wells 8
" " " gathering grounds of water supply 25
" " " gipsy encampments, camps, fairs, etc 99
" " " offices 19
" " " rivers and streams for pollutions 360
Food and Drugs Acts: food and drugs samples taken 278
" " " " milk samples taken 231
Milk (Special Designations) Orders: samples taken 258
Ice Cream samples taken 159
Samples taken of swimming baths water 39
" " " " drinking water 281
" " " " subsoil water 3
" " " from rivers, streams, etc 78
" " " of rag flock and other filling materials 12
" " " " sundry specimens (food poisoning etc.) 28
Inspections of butchers premises 582
" " " meat premises (wholesale) 1,407
" " " horseflesh premi ses 11
" " " poultry and game dealers premises 83
" " " fishmongers premises 120
" " " fried fish premises 71
" " " grocers premises 948
" " " fruiterers and greengrocers premises 157
" " " bakers premises - including bakehouses 212
" " " dairies 59
" " " milk shops 54
" " " general shops and their premises 19
" " " premises where cooked meats etc. are prepared
or sold 30
" " " confectioners premises 212
" " " con feetionery. manufacturers premises 23