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Summary of Inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors,
and other Departmental work.
Total number of houses Inspected for bousing defects under
Public Health or Housing Acts 2,520
Houses inspected where zymotic diseases have occurred 152
Houses inspected following applications for certificates of
disrepair 57
Inspections of underground rooms 22
Special inspections in connection with the Housing survey 102
Houses Inspected for overcrowding conditions 65
Re-inspections of work outstanding on housing notices 6,935
Number of visits regarding infectious diseases 608
Number of visits regarding food poisoning 57
Inspections of drainage work during repair 1,738
House drains tested with smoke and colour - routine and
complaint 888
House drains tested with smoke (on written application) 11
House drains tested with smoke during repair 16
House drains tested with water during repair 114
Inspections of cesspools and earth closets 9
,, ,, schools and school sanitary conveniences 101
,, ,, public conveniences 213
,, ,, verminous premises 41
,, ,, ponds and ditches 81
,, ,, yards, stables and passages 132
,, ,, theatres, cinemas, halls, etc. 87
,, ,, pig styes 21
,, ,, tents, vans and similar structures 46
Inspections and re-inspect ions in connection with Smoke Control
Orders 15,739
Sundry visits regarding Smoke Abatement 775
Smoke Observations 140
Visits regarding exhumation 1
Visits to premises for food condemnation 502
Inspections of swimming baths 19
,, ,, wells 3
,, ,, gathering grounds of water supply 30
,, ,, gipsy encampments, camps, fairs, etc. 11
,, ,, offices 15
,, ,, rivers and streams for pollutions 148
,, ,, hairdressers 118
Pood and Drugs Acts: Food and drugs samples taken 604
rood and Drugs Acts: Milk samples taken (special designations) 196
Ice Cream samples taken (bacteriological) 219
Samples taken of Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs 22
,, ,, swimming baths water 177
,, ,, drinking water (bacteriological and chemical) 283
,, ,, subsoil water 2
,, ,, rivers, streams, etc 11
,, ,, private wells 33
,, ,, rag flock and other filling materials 9
,, ,, sundry specimens (food poisoning etc.) 41
inspections under Merchandise Marks Act 550
,, ,, of butchers premises 243
,, ,, meat premises (wholesale) 1,518
,, ,, poultry and game dealers premises 191
,, ,, fishmongers premises 74
,, ,, fried fish premises 51
,, ,, grocers premises 541
,, ,, fruiterers and greengrocers premises 686
,, ,, bakers premises - including bakehouses 171
,, ,, dairies 32
,, ,, Milk shops 47
,, ,, general shops and their premises 15