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appreciation of their support
My report on the work of the Public Health Inspectors
is set out under the following six headings,
I. Sanitary Administration , viz: inspection of the district,,
complaints, notices served, legal proceedings,
offensive trades, drainage, keeping of animals, rodent
control destruction of vermin and insect pests
disinfection, ponds, ditches and watercourses
II. Air Pollution, viz: smoke control areas, height of
chimneys, new furnaces, The Dark Smoke (Permitted
Periods) Regulations. 1958. grit and dust, byelaws re
new heating and cooking appliances, pollution from
road vehicles, measurement of pollution, publicity,
co-ordinating committee,
III. Pood, viz: milk supply, ice cream, inspection of
meat and other foods, food hygiene, hawkers of food,
sampling of food and drugs, food poisoning, inspection
of food premises,
IV. Housing, viz: inspection, repair, demolition, closure,
overcrowding, improvement grants, Certificates
of Disrepair, moveable dwellings, new houses,
V. Factories and Shops, viz: inspection of factories,
defects found outworkers, inspection of shops,
VI- Miscellaneous duties, viz: - Petroleum (Regulation)
Acts, 1928 36, Rag Flock & Other Filling Materials
Act 1951 Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act. 1952,
Pet Animals Act, 1951, Agriculture (Safety, Health &
Welfare Provisions) Act, 1956, Public Health Acts
Amendment Act. 1907 (Dealers in old metal)
I am. Mr. Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JOHN S. HODGINS.
Chief Public Health Inspector.
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