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REPORT OF THE
CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT
(a) Nature and number of visits:—
Rent Act 594
Overcrowding and Housing Conditions 1,892
Nuisances under Public Health Acts:—
Dwelling houses 3,271
Other premises 1,066
Bakehouses 42
Milkshops and dairies 88
Foodshops, stalls and itinerant vendors 2,264
Cafes and canteens 662
School kitchens and feeding centres 125
Infectious disease enquiries 852
Visits to foster-mothers' premises 94
Number of complaints investigated 982
Clean Air Act—Survey 880
Factories 262
Workplaces and offices 52
Rag Flock, etc. 25
Tents, vans and sheds 305
Stables 5
Pet Shops 10
Hairdressers' and barbers' premises 88
Shops Act 48
Ice Cream premises and vehicles 237
Houses disinfested 39
Other visits 300
(b) Notices served:— Complied with:—
Statutory 75 76
Informal 339 329
Legal proceedings were instituted in respect of three properties to enforce compliance with
statutory notices.
WATER
The water supply is satisfactory in quality and quantity. During the year two
chemical and two bacteriological samples were taken from the Company's mains in
this Borough; all were satisfactory.
The water is not liable to have plumbo-solvent properties and no action was called
for in respect of any form of contamination. Approximately .022 per cent of the inhabited
houses and .014 per cent of the population of the Borough take their water from
standpipes.
During the year 191 yards of 4" water mains were laid; 572 supplies were afforded
to houses.
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