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The usual practice has been continued of communicating
with the responsible party immediately upon the discovery of
any sanitary defect, and supplying detailed particulars of the
work necessary to satisfactorily remedy the same. These
particulars are frequently amplified by verbal advice given on
the telephone, at the office, or on the property. Assistance
of this nature is much appreciated and results in sanitary
improvements being more readily carried out. In a few instances
some little delay occurred before the needful work was
proceeded with, but, with these exceptions, owners and others
have readily complied with the suggestions made to them in
respect to the sanitary improvement of their property.
In addition to the matters mentioned in this report, a
considerable amount of the time of your sanitary staff is of
necessity taken up with clerical routine, interviews and other
administrative work that does not call for special comment.
Inspections.
The total number of inspections made in regard to each
section of work, with the exception of visits made under the
Shops Act, is recorded in the appended table, together with
a summary of the sanitary improvements carried out:—
House to House Inspections 443
Special Inspections 1897
Re-Inspections after Order or Notice 2841
Visits to Works in progress 1824
Visits to Factories and Workshops (including Bakehouses)
409
Visits to Slaughterhouses 294
Visits to Cowsheds, Dairies, and Milkshops (excluding
visits of M.O'.H. and Veterinary Inspector) 140
Visits to Ice Cream Premises 47
Visits to Food Shops 408
Visits re Infectious Disease 714
Miscellaneous 344
Total number of inspections and re-inspections 9361