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chiropody, (b) electric treatment or radiant heat, light, electric,
vapour or other baths for therapeutic treatment, or (c) other similar
treatment.
By the provisions of the Act, and subject to certain provisos
regarding practice by medical practitioners or members of the
Chartered Society of Massage and Medical Gymnastics and certain
premises, such as hospitals, no person shall carry on an establishment
for massage or special treatment without a licence from
the local authority authorising him so to do. Under Section 68
of the Act bye-laws were made regarding the conduct of the
business.
Licensed premises are visited twice a year. By the end of
the year four premises had been licensed.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
(a) Number of :—
Houses inspected under the Housing Act,
1936 377
Houses found unfit 145
Houses not in all respects fit 195
Revisits 4,628
Surveys under Housing Act, 1936 1,774
Houses inspected under Public Health Acts 2,098
Houses found defective 768
Revisits 3,686
Other premises visited for nuisances 937
Revisits 779
Complaints investigated 1,564
Complaints re rats investigated 105
Visits re infectious disease 13
Inspections of:—
Foster parents' premises 84
Factories 351
Workshops 234
Workplaces 126
Outworkers' premises 81
Cinemas and places of entertainments 67
Houses-let-in-lodgings 1