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PUBLIC HEALTH
General
As may be seen from Table I. 5,211 visits have been made during
the year by the department on the various headings under the above
subject. This is apparently considerably less than the previous year
which was 6.146 but it is mainly due to the re-allocation of certain
sub-headings such as Shops Act which are now in a separate main
heading, and to additional work being carried out under other
categories.
Nuisances and Sanitary Defects
There have been 4.753 visits made under this heading which is
approximately the same as the previous year. These visits are the
results of complaints and inspections made relating to those complaints,
they also include re-inspections made after the service of
notices, etc.
The majority of complaints received have dealt with living
accommodation and are of such a nature as could be dealt with
under the Public Health Acts.
It will be seen from Table II that the notices served this year
are slightly less than the previous year while the amount of improvements
carried out as shown in Table III are approximately
the same.
Infectious Diseases and Food Poisoning
The visits made on infectious diseases have been less this year
than last year owing to the decrease in the amount of infectious
diseases.
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