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A commencement has been made in the preparation of plans, etc., for the
reconstruction of the main sewers in the district. The reconstruction of the
Southern Outfall Sewer is being proceeded with first.
The construction of an up-to-date Refuse Salvage Incineration Plant was
placed in hand and is proceeding satisfactorily.
The above information has been given me by the Engineer and Surveyor,
to whom I am indebted.
SANITARY INSPECTION IN THE AREA.
The district is divided into three areas, each having a sanitary inspector,
who also acts as Inspector under the Petroleum Acts.
A fourth inspector carries out house-to-house inspection.
The Lady Sanitary Inspector looks after out-workers' premises, the
sanitary condition of factories where women are employed, supervision of
premises where ice-cream is made or sold, the women's lavatories belonging to
the Council, the supervision of home-nursed cases of the notifiable infectious
illnesses, and the investigation of these latter diseases, including tuberculosis.
The Senior Sanitary Inspector supervises the work of the district and is
Inspector under the Canal Boats Acts.
The following tabular statement gives the number and the nature of the
Inspections made during the year:—
Complaints 1,485
Infectious Disease 488
Tuberculosis 258
House-to-House 102
Factories 145
Workshops 26
Workplaces 6
Outworkers 186
Schools 7
Dairies and Milkshops 96
Offensive trades 81
Shops Act (Primary) 6
,, (Re-inspections) 7
Shops and stalls 175