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SANITARY INSPECTION OF AREA.
1.—Complaints.
During the year sixty-six complaints were received with
respect to the following matters, viz.:—
Choked and defective drains 9
Insanitary or dilapidated condition of houses and premises 22
Offensive accumulations or deposits 6
Cesspools overflowing 7
Rats 2
Other nuisances 20
Total 66
2.—Inspection of District.
Number of houses and premises inspected (ordinary) 983
,, ,, houses inspected and particulars recorded
(Housing Act, 1930) 74
,, ,, houses and premises re-inspected 908
,, ,, miscellaneous visits 423
,, food inspections 1,088
,, ,, visits to slaughter-houses 913
,, „ ,, ,, dairies, cowsheds and milk-shops 119
,, ,, ,, ,, bakehouses, factories and workshops 76
,, ,, „ ,, re water supplies 27
„ ,, ,, ,, re cases of infectious disease 357
,, ,, ,, ,, re offensive trades 88
„ „ ,, „ re petroleum stores 78
,, ,, smoke observations and visits to works 30
,, ,, tents and vans 339
,, ,, public urinals inspected 115
,, ,, verminous premises inspected 48
,, ,, premises disinfected 195
,, ,, Shops Acts 475
Total 6,336
3.—Notices Served.
Served. Complied Out with. Out standing.
Informal notices 387 362 25
Statutory notices—
Section 23, Public Health
Act, 1875 2 — 2
Section 36, Public Health
Act, 1875 2 2 —
Section 94, Public Health
Act, 1875 12 8 4
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