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Report of the
Senior Sanitary Inspector
1. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31st DECEMBER, 1951
Six thousand nine hundred and two inspections were made by
the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1951 in respect of the
following matters:—
Public Health Act
Houses inspected for nuisances 865
Verminous premises 49
Other insects 206
Ponds, ditches, watercourses 26
Tents, vans, sheds, caravans 170
Yards, passages, car parks 157
Animals, pigs, poultry 112
Dustbins 162
Accumulations of refuse 73
Drains, tested and inspected 835
Other nuisances 45
Infectious Disease
Enquiries 195
Hospital discharges 3
Food and Drugs Act
Restaurants, Cafes and Canteens 364
Butchers' shops 142
Fish shops 128
Fried fish shops 17
Greengrocers 36
Grocers 156
Bakehouses 78
Cowsheds and dairies 10
Slaughtering and meat inspections 16
Ice cream shops, premises and vehicles 181
Other food premises 19
Unsound food 431
Sampling
Ice cream samples 170
Milk samples 4
Water samples 88
Other foods 8
Total carried forward 4,746
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