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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
1.—Complaints
During the year 418 complaints were received with respect to
the following matters, viz.:—
Choked and defective drains 70
Insanitary or dilapidated condition of houses and premises 222
Offensive accumulations or deposits 20
Cesspools overflowing 1
Rats 1
Other nuisances 104
Total 418
2.—Inspection of District
Number of houses and premises inspected (ordinary) 823
,, „ houses inspected and particulars recorded
(Housing Act, 1936) 2
„ ,, houses and premises re-inspected 627
,, miscellaneous visits 1,053
,, food inspections 244
,, ,, visits to slaughter-houses 27
,, ,, ,, ,, dairies, cowsheds and milk-shops 12
,, ,, ,, ,, bakehouses and factories 62
,, ,, „ re water supplies 1,337
,, ,, ,, ,, cases of infectious disease 138
,, ,, „ ,, petroleum stores 49
„ ,, inspections of tents, vans and sheds 16
,, ,, verminous premises inspected 60
,, „ premises disinfected 107
„ „ inspections under the Shops Acts 322
,, „ the Housing Act, 1936 (overcrowding) 63
,, „ public urinals inspected 6
3.—Notices Served
Served Complied with Out-standing
Informal notices 631 589 42
Statutory notices:—
Section 75, Public Health
Act, 1936 1 1 —
Section 93, Public Health
Act, 1936 4 3 1
Section 56, Public Health
Act, 1936 10 — 10
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