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Summary of inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors, and
other Departmental work
Total number of houses inspected for housing defects under
Public Health or Housing Acts 3,060
Houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred 293
„ „ „ „ following applications for certificates
of disrepair 30
Inspections of underground rooms 62
Special inspections in connection with the Housing Survey 17
Houses inspected for overcrowding conditions 83
Reinspections of work outstanding on housing notices 10,216
Number of visits regarding infectious diseases 736
„ „ „ „ food poisoning 81
Inspections of drainage work during repair 2,509
House drains tested with smoke and colour - routine and
complaint 1,229
House drains tested with smoke (on written application) 15
House drains tested with smoke during repair 40
„ „ „ „ water during repair 153
Inspections of cesspools and earth closets 8
„ „ „ 'schools and school sanitary conveniences 33
„ „ „ public conveniences 349
„ „ „ 'verminous premises 76
„ „ „ ponds and ditches 49
„ „ „ yards, stables and passages 218
„ „ „ theatres, cinemas, halls, etc 120
„ „ „ pig styes 53
„ „ „ tents, vans and similar structures 51
„ „ „ knackers yards 19
Visits regarding smoke abatement 1,190
„ „ „ Exhumations 31
Inspections of swimming baths 4
„ „ „'wells 9
„ „ „ gathering grounds of water supply 19
„ „ „ gipsy encampments, camps, fairs, etc 2
„ „ „ offices 33
„ „ „ rivers and streams for pollutions 358
Pood and Drugs Acts: food and drugs samples taken 288
„ „ „ milk samples taken 241
Milk (Special Designations) Orders: samples taken 243
Ice Cream samples taken 179
Samples taken of Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs 13
„ „ „ swimming baths water 25
„ „ „ drinking water 281
„ „ „ subsoil water 11
„ „ from rivers, streams, etc 9
„ „of rag flock and other filling materials 14
„ „ „ sundry specimens (food poisoning etc.) 20
Inspections of butchers premises 1,628
„ „ „ meat premises (wholesale) 1,379
„ „ „ horseflesh premises 5
„ „ „ poultry and game dealers premises 90
„ „ „ fishmongers premises 124
„ „ „ fried fish premises 76
„ „ „ grocers premises 1,051
„ „ „ fruiterers and greengrocers premises 313
„ „ „ bakers premises - including bakehouses 219
„ „ „ dairies 30
„ „ „ milk shops 60
„ „ „ general shops and their premises 66
„ „ „ premises where cooked meats etc. are prepared
or sold 58
„ „ „ confectioners premises 447
„ „ „ confectionery manufacturers premises 35