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REPORT OF THE
CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR
SAHITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT
(a) Nature and number of visits:-
Rent Act 86
Housing and Public Health Actsi-
Dwelling houses 2,166
Other premises 728
Overcrowding and housing applications 528
Bakehouses 45
Milkshops and dairies 25
Foodshops, stalls and itinerant vendors 1,172
Cafes and canteens 223
School kitchens and feeding centres 88
Infectious disease enquiries 3,010
Foster mothers' premises 15
Number of complaints investigated 1,012
Clean Air Act:-
Survey 2,690
Other inspection 5,995
Factories 89
Workplaces and offices 4
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 16
Tents, vans and sheds 67
Stables 3
Pet Shops 12
Hairdressers 45
Shops Act 23
Ice Cream premises and vehicles 128
Houses disinfested 20
Rodent Control 759
Other visits 509
(b) Notices served:- Complied withs-
Statutory 149 111
Informal 282 226
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 the 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 per cent
of the inhabited houses and .009 per cent of the population of the borough take
their water from standpipes.
During the year the following mains were laid :-
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