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Report of the
Senior Sanitary Inspector
1. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDING
31st DECEMBER, 1949.
The following is a summary of the inspections and visits made
by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1949, when a total of
6,221 visits were made:—
Public Health Act
Houses inspected for nuisances 904
Office premises 1
Verminous premises 55
Other insects 78
Ponds, ditches, watercourses 23
Tents, vans, sheds, caravans 141
Yards, passages, car parks 87
Animals, pigs, poultry 92
Dustbins 1014
Accumulations of refuse 96
Drains, tested and inspected 690
Other nuisances 27
Infectious Disease
Enquiries 333
Hospital discharges 6
Food and Drugs Act
Restaurants, Cafes and Canteens 113
Butchers' shops 111,
Fish shops 65
Tried fish shops 14
Greengrocers 33
Grocers 111
Bakehouses 34
Cowsheds and dairies 36
Slaughtering and meat inspections 7
Ice cream shops, premises and vehicles 169
Cooked meat shops 5
Other food premises 27
Unsound food 241
Sampling
Ice cream samples 103
Milk samples 14
Water samples 36
Other foods 2
Total carried forward 4668
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