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Sanitary Inspection of the District
Report of the Sanitary Inspectors.
(a) Nature and number of visits:—
Overcrowding and Housing Conditions 1,041
Nuisances under Public Health Acts—
Dwelling-houses 4,567
Other Premises 636
Bakehouses 82
Milkshops and dairies 100
Foodshops, stalls and itinerant vendors 2,720
Cafes and canteens 777
Infectious disease enquiries 1,042
Visits to foster-mothers' premises 156
Number of complaints investigated 942
Outworkers' premises 88
Workplaces and offices 38
Rag Flock, etc. 52
Tents, vans and sheds 585
Stables 12
Pet shops 45
Hairdressers' and barbers' premises 101
Shops Act 189
Ice Cream premises and vehicles 422
Houses disinfested 34
Other Visits 41
(b) Notices served:— Complied with:—
Statutory 146 127
Informal 528 488
Legal proceedings were instituted in respect of three properties
to enforce compliance with statutory notices.