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REPORT OF THE
CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT
(a) Nature and number of visits:—
Rent Act 180
Housing and Public Health Acts:—
Dwelling houses 2,341
Other premises771
Overcrowding and housing applications 796
Bakehouses 43
Milkshops and dairies 25
Foodshops, stalls and itinerant vendors 1,348
Cafes and canteens 341
School kitchens and feeding centres 58
Infectious disease enquiries 1,055
Foster mothers' premises 45
Number of complaints investigated 846
Clean Air Act:—
Survey 13,889
Other inspections 6,773
Factories 210
Workplaces and offices 10
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 17
Tents, vans and sheds 153
Stables 4
Pet shops 9
Hairdressers 38
Shops Act 58
Ice Cream premises and vehicles 215
Houses disinfested 14
Rodent Control 1,054
Other visits 1,010
(b) Notices served:— Complied with:—
Statutory 139 141
Informal 374 346
Legal proceedings were instituted in respect of one house 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 .015% of the inhabited
houses and .009% of the population of the Borough take their water from standpipes.
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