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69
Inspections of cafes, snack bars, canteens, hotels and
their kitchens 456
" " " school kitchens and serveries 127
" " " hospital kitchens 41
" " " ice cream manufacturers premises 25
" " " " " vendors premises 194
" " " "barrows and carts 16
" " " markets (day inspections) 101
" " " " "(weekend inspections) 49
" " " barrows, other than in markets 99
" " " imported foods at Aerodromes 23
" " " other food premises not enumerated above 145
" " " premises where offensive trades are conducted 15
" " " factories with mechanical power 594
" " " " without mechanical power 84
" " " works of building and engineering 74
" " " outworkers premises 230
Visits to employers of outworkers 10
Inspections of shops (under Shop Acts) 840
Special early closing, evening and Sunday trading patrols
of shops 430
Appointments kept with owners, builders, etc 2,145
Investigation of complaints other than housing matters 1,196
Reinspections of works outstanding (other than houses) 4,386
Inspections under Merchandise Marks Act 184
Pets Act 31
" " " " Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 13
" " " " Pharmacy and Poisons Act 89
Sundry Inspections and visits 3,355
Visits regarding rats and mice infestations 7,980
Informal Notices outstanding 31.12.54 1,183
" " " " served 2,815
" " » " complied 2,445
Number of Informal Notices referred for Statutory Orders 455
Informal Notices outstanding 31.12.55 1,098
Statutory Notices outstanding 31.12.54 305
" " " " served 874
" " " " complied 851
" " " " outstanding 31.12.55 328
Total number of callers and complaints received at the office 5,705
Total number of letters received at the office 6,927
Nuisances, Infringements of Acts, Byelaws, Regulations or Orders,
ascertained by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1955 and
for which action was taken to enforce compliance:-
(1) NUISANCES AND HOUSING DEFECTS AT HOUSES, etc.
Insufficient means of ventilation:
Defective ventilators, windows and sashcords 349
Conditions causing dampness:
Defective roofs 526
Defective window frames 389
Defective walls, etc 496
Want of efficient damp-proof course 91
Defective gutters and downspouts 437
Other structural defects:
Defective plaster 399
Cleansing and redecoration required 181
Defective floors and stairs 255
Insufficient ventilation under floor 68
Defective brickwork, sills, lintels, chimneys 124
Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues 213