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STATISTICAL APPENDIX D.
Number of complaints received and investigated 2,421
Visits made by Sanitary Inspectors 23,624
(a) Dwelling Houses:—
Visits under Public Health Acts 5,471
Visits under Housing Acts 155
Visits re overcrowding 206
Visits to bug infested premises 32
Visits re other vermin (excluding rats and mice,
see below) 79
Visits re cases of infectious disease 570
Visits to cases of food poisoning 58
(b) General Environmental Public Health:—
Drains and sewers inspected 2,689
Drain and Sewer Test applied 200
Cesspools, etc. 7
Urinals, latrines, chemical closets 4
Stables, manure pits, etc. 53
Piggeries (number on register at end of year 4) 59
Ditches and streams 483
Open spaces, etc. 344
Yards 1,440
Public conveniences 110
Tents, vans and sheds 5
Factories—Mechanical 1,524
„ —Non-mechanical 36
Workplaces 367
Outworkers 151
Smoke observations—half hourly 327
„ „ —casual 2,113
„ „ —visits to plant 155
Cinemas, Dance Halls, Public Houses, etc. 169
Hairdressers (number of establishments on
register at end of year 93) 99
Schools (number of private schools 17) 171
Markets 35
Rats and Mice 646
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