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REPORT OF THE CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR
1. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1954
Six thousand six hundred and forty-seven inspections were
made by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1954 in
respect of the following matters:
Public Health Act
Houses inspected for nuisances and repairs
(1st inspection) 261
Houses re-inspected 646
Verminous premises 23
Other Insect Infestations 144
Ponds, ditches, watercourses 106
Caravans 17
Gypsy Encampments 210
Yards, passages, car parks 214
Animals, pigs, poultry 103
Dustbins 82
Accumulations of re fuse 83
Drains inspected 1,230
Drains tested 93
Other nuisances 41
Infectious Disease
Enquiries 380
Food and Drugs Act
Restaurants and Cafes 137
Industrial Canteens 18
Butchers' shops 114
Fish shops 72
Fried fish shops 41
Greengrocers 79
Grocers 238
Bakers 42
Bakehouses 49
Dairies, Milk Shops and Milk Distribution Premises 36
Ice cream shops, premises and vehicles .. .. 112
Confectioners Shops 40
Cooked meat shops 26
Other food premises 30
Unsound food 228
Total carried forward 4,895
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