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REPORT OF THE
CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR
1 SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31st DECEMBER, 1953.
Five thousand five hundred and thirty-seven inspections
were made by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1953 in
respect of the following matters:
Public Health Act
Houses inspected for nuisances 698
Office premises 3
Verminous premises 24
Insect Infestations 96
Ponds, ditches, watercourses 55
Tents, vans, sheds, caravans 244
Yards, passages, car parks 165
Animals, pigs, poultry 81
Dustbins 76
Accumulations of refuse 70
Drains, tested and inspected 1,168
Other nuisances 50
Infectious Disease
Enquiries 169
Food and Drugs Act
Restaurants, Cafes and Canteens 123
Butchers' shops 150
Fish shops 64
Fried fish shops 33
Greengrocers 67
Grocers 232
Bakehouses 51
Dairies 15
Ice cream shops, premises and vehicles 121
Cooked meat shops 6
Other food premises 47
Unsound food 269
Sampling
Ice cream samples 80
Milk samples 6
Water samples 77
Other foods 2
Total carried forward 4,242
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