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Sanitary Inspection of the District
Report of the Sanitary Inspectors.
(a) Nature and number of visits: —
Overcrowding and Housing Conditions 870
Nuisances under Public Health Acts—
Dwelling-houses 5,414
Other Premises 702
Bakehouses 92
Milkshops and dairies 134
Foodshops, stalls and itinerant vendors 2,096
Cafes and canteens 770
Infectious disease enquiries 962
Visits to foster-mothers' premises 308
Number of complaints investigated 1,043
Outworkers' premises 206
Workplaces and offices 11
Tents, vans and sheds 230
Stables 19
Hairdressers' and barbers' premises 84
Shops Acts 78
Ice Cream premises and vehicles 275
Houses fumigated 30
Other Visits 239
(b) Notices served:— Complied with: —
Statutory 166 154
Informal 643 632
Legal proceedings were instituted in respect of 12 properties
to enforce compliance with statutory notices.