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SANITARY SERVICES.
The following table summarises the visits and
inspections made by the Department during the course of
the year:
Visits to premises on complaint 548
Visits in connection with infectious disease 80
Visits to shops and other places where food is
prepared, stored or sold 586
Visits to other shops 313
Visits to factories 129
Visits to petroleum installations 87
Visits in connection with housing and the repair
of dwelling-houses 1638
Appointments and special visits 413
Visits re infestations and disinfestations 13
Visits in connection with rodent control 2411
Visits to piggeries 33
Arising out of these visits the following Notices
were served requiring the remedy of defects or other action
to relieve unsatisfactory conditions:
Informal Notices 201
Statutory Notices 35
It should be explained that the service of a Notice
does not automatically follow the discovery of some defect
or other unsatisfactory circumstance. Whenever possible
the particular matter is first discussed with the person
or persons concerned and very often a satisfactory conclusion
can be obtained without any need for the matter
to be brought to the attention of the Council.
As a consequence of the various actions taken the
following defects were remedied:-
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