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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
1.- Complaints.
During the year 806 complaints were received with respect to
the following matters:
Choked and defective drains 122
Insanitary or dilapidated conditions of houses or premises 240
Offensive accumulations or deposits 36
Cesspools overflowing 17
Defective dustbins 297
Verminous premises 12
Other nuisances 82
2.- Inspection of the District.
Number of houses and premises inspected 1,732
,, „ ,, ,, re-inspected 1,001
,, houses inspected and recorded (Housing Act) 3
,, miscellaneous visits 553
„ food inspections 449
„ slaughterhouses inspected 8
„ dairies inspected 11
,, factories and bakehouses inspected 135
,, water supplies inspected 2
visits re infectious diseases 108
„ petroleum stores inspected 63
,, inspections re tents, vans and sheds 124
„ verminous premises inspected 26
,, smoke observations taken 15
,, premises disinfected or disinfested 95
,, inspections under the Shops Acts 87
„ Housing Act (Overcrowding) inspections 725
,, public urinals inspected 13
„ ice-cream samples taken 28
,, water samples taken 9
Total 5,187
Number of inspections re rat and/or mice infestation
(1/8/48 to 31/12/48 only) 140
3.—Notices Served.
Served Complied with Outstanding
Informal notices 446 297 149
Statutory notices:
Section 93, Public Health Act,
1936 25 19 6
Section 75, Public Health Act,
1936 24 24 —
Section 11, Housing Act, 1936 1 — 1
Section 155, Housing Act, 1936 10 — 10
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