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REPORT OF THE
CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT
(a) Nature and number of visits:—
Rent Act 94
Housing and Public Health Acts:—
Dwelling houses 2,437
Other premises 680
Overcrowding and housing applications 790
Bakehouses 45
Milkshops and dairies 89
Foodshops, stalls and itinerant vendors 1,281
Cafes and canteens 337
School kitchens and feeding centres 90
Infectious disease enquiries 926
Visits to foster mothers' premises 61
Number of complaints investigated 1,093
Clean Air Act—Survey 7,997
Factories 283
Workplaces and offices 53
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 21
Tents, vans and sheds 202
Stables 8
Pet Shops 18
Hairdressers 45
Shops Act 64
Ice Cream premises and vehicles 1ll
Houses disinfested 25
Other visits 1,424
(b) Notices served:— Complied with:—
Statutory 79 52
Informal 436 395
Legal proceedings were instituted in respect of two premises to enforce compliance
with statutory notices. It was necessary to obtain from the local Magistrate's Court a
warrant to enter a piggery following refusal (with violence) to allow inspection of the
premises.
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 .015 percent of the inhabited
houses and .009 per cent of the population of the Borough take their water from
standpipes.
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