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Report of the Senior Sanitary
Inspector.
1. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDING
31st DECEMBER, 1948.
The following is a summary of the inspections and visits made by
the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1948 when a total of 5,349
visits were made:—
Public Health Act
Houses inspected for nuisances 1,012
Verminous premises 43
Other insects 36
Ponds, ditches, watercourses 27
Tents, vans, sheds, caravans 243
Yards, passages, car parks 97
Animals, pigs, poultry 55
Dustbins 315
Accumulations of refuse 12
Drains, tested and inspected 712
Other nuisances 37
Infectious Disease
Enquiries 129
Hospital discharges 10
Food and Drugs Act
Restaurants 85
Butchers' shops 41
Fish shops 44
Fried fish shops 6
Greengrocers 8
Grocers 23
Bakehouses 11
Cowsheds and dairies 14
Slaughtering and meat inspections 7
Ice cream shops, premises and vehicles 54
Other food premises 23
Unsound food 245
Sampling
Ice cream samples 76
Milk samples 12
Water samples 9
Housing Acts
Inspections for repairs and overcrowding 166
Inspections for measuring 55
Total carried forward 3,607
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