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(11) if so directed by the local authority, act as officer of the
local authority under the Canal Boats Acts, 1877 and 1884, and the
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919, and under any order or
regulations made thereunder;
(12) if so directed by the local authority, act as designated
officer for the purposes of the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 and 1932;
(13) if so directed by the local authority, perform duties of
inspection under Part I of the Housing Act, 1935;
(14) if so directed by the local authority, superintend and see
to the due execution of all works which may be undertaken by their
direction for the suppression or removal of nuisances;
(15) carry out any duties imposed upon him by the local
authority with reference to the provisions of the Shops Act, 1934,
relating to ventilation, temperature and sanitary conditions;
(16) enter from day to day, in a book or on separate sheets or
cards provided by the local authority, particulars of his inspections
and of the action taken by him in the execution of his duties;
(17) at all reasonable times, when applied to by the medical
officer of health, produce to him his books, or any of them, and render
to him such information as he may be able to furnish with respect
to any matter to which the duties of sanitary inspector relate; and
(18) as soon as practicable after the 31st December in each
year, furnish the medical officer of health with a tabular statement
containing the following particulars—
(a) the number and nature of inspections made by him
during the year;
(b) the number of notices served during the year, distinguishing
statutory from other notices;
(c) the result of the service of such notices.
Article 28 of the Regulations of 1935 enables a local authority
to distribute among their sanitary inspectors the various duties
prescribed in Article 27 above.
These Regulations apply to all sanitary authorities outside
London. In the Borough of Leyton your sanitary inspectors
perform all these duties with the following exceptions:—
Paragraph 6. Duties as sampling officers under the Food and
Drugs (Adulteration) Act.