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PUBLIC HEALTH
General
Table I lists the number of visits and inspections made during the
year by the Public Health Inspectors in the course of their duties.
The figures are set out under various sub-headings and the figures
for 1962 are given for a purpose of comparison. The total number
of visits shows a decrease over the previous year by 2,138. This
decrease is caused by the fact that the department was under staffed
by one public health inspector for approximately half a year.
The figures do not show any variation which cannot be accounted
for by the above remark, and that due to a normal difference in the
amount of work under various headings.
Nuisances and Sanitary Defects
In this section there has been a decrease of 600 visits. These
visits are those made following a complaint by a member of the public
and those visits made in following up such complaints to ascertain
whether the conditions giving rise to the complaint have been
remedied. These visits are closely related to the number of complaints
received Every complaint received, including anonymous
complaints, means at least one visit. In the case of many of the complaints
received the Inspector can only give advice, but where contraventions
of the Public Health Act, 1936, or other Acts are concerned
the necessary notices for the remedying of the complaint are
served on the owner or occupier as the case may be.
The number of preliminary notices served during the year shows
an increase of one. Table II of the report gives the number of
notices served both in 1962 and 1963 and the results of the service of
those notices. The relationship between the number of notices and
complaints seems to vary widely year by year and is mainly due to
the cause of the complaint.
Table III which lists the repairs earned out as a result of notices
served on owners has remained approximately the same as the
previous year.
verminous premises
No visits were made during the year regarding verminous premises.
schools. brooks and streams, hairdressers
and barbers' premises
These are routine inspections and do not vary by any extent year
by year.
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