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74
Samples of Rag-Flock taken under Rag-Flock Act 4
Samples of Milk taken 19
Yards paved, or existing paving made good 85
Yards drained 0
Ventilation provided under ground floors 11
Floors repaired 65
Handrails provided to Stairs 31
Lighting provided to staircases 13
Ventilation provided to bedrooms 5
Dustbins repaired, or new ones provided 322
Ashpits abolished and dustbins provided 1
Forecourts paved 0
Food Stores provided 20
Ventilation provided to food stores 3
External paintwork renewed 26
Doors repaired or replaced with new 4
Manure heaps removed 10
Fowls and other animals removed 1
Coppers repaired, etc 16
Stoves repaired, etc 90
Windows repaired, etc 215
Other nuisances abated 179
Dairies demolished and rebuilt to requirements 1
Ditches cleaned out 7
Gipsy vans removed 17
Pig-styes removed 0
Drainage provided to piggeries 1
Quarries fenced 1
Proper rent books provided 1
Heating provided to shops 0
Coffee stalls abolished 0
While everything possible is done by the District Sanitary
Inspectors to secure the speedy execution of the varied classes of
work, I have been able to expedite the progress of repairs considerably
by interviewing the owners and agents of property.
Where there has been no reasonable excuse for delay, a suitable
warning from the Council has been of much assistance in securing
the completion of works without having recourse to legal proceedings.
Some inconvenience was experienced during part of the year
owing to the fact that we were short of one Sanitary Inspector
for some months.
722 visits were paid in respect of children excluded from elementary
schools during the year, and the total number of inspections
and visits for all purposes made by the Staff of the Public Health
Department was 30,828.