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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
1.- Complaints
During the year 707 complaints were received with respect to
the following matters, viz.:-
Choked and defective drains 90
Insanitary or dilapidated condition of houses and premises 433
Offensive accumulations or deposits 25
Cesspools overflowing Nil
Other nuisances 159
Rats (All complaints received transmitted to Rodent
Control Officer).
2.—Inspection of the District
Number of horses and premises inspected (ordinary) 1,464
„ „ „ inspected and particulars recorded
(Housing Act, 1936) 3
„ „ „ and premises re-inspected 777
„ „ miscellaneous visits 664
„ „ food inspections 220
„ „ visits to slaughterhouses 15
„ „ „ „ dairies, cowsheds and milk-shops 4
„ „ „ „ bakehouses and factories 59
„ „ „ re water supplies 46
„ „ „ re cases of infectious disease 259
„ „ „ re petroleum stores 59
„ „ inspections of tents, vans and sheds 156
„ „ verminous premises inspected 22
„ ,, premises disinfected 116
,, „ inspections under the Shops Acts 274
,, „ „ ,, ,, Housing Act, 1936
(Overcrowding) 968
,, „ public urinals inspected 2
Total 5.108
3.—Notices Served
Served
Complied
with
Out-
standing
Informal notices
420
321
99
statutory notices:—
Section 75, Public Health
Act, 1936
9
4
5
Section 93, Public Health
Act, 1936
25
23
2
Section 39, Public Health
Act, 1936
2
2
-
Section 138, Public Health
Act, 1936
1
1
-
7