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ANNUAL REPORT, 1954
(A) Inspections
The number of inspections of all classes 30,631
(i) Housing
Under Public Health Act 5,924
Re-lnspectlons 11,742
Housing Act, 1936 3,152
(ii) Sanitary Circumstances
Yards, passages and stables 77
Drainage and sanitary accommodation 1,907
Drainage tests 186
Caravans 145
Offensive fumes 220
Miscellaneous 534
Factories 487
Work places and out-workers 1,232
Places of public entertainment 369
(iii) Food Supply
Slaughterhouses 361
Milk and dairy premises 195
Ice cream premises 431
Food premises, general and unsound food 2,373
Bakehouses 104
Sampling, visits 514
(iv) Infectious Diseases
Visits 69
(v) Food Poisoning
Visits 19
(vi) Diseases of Animals Acts
Visits 36
(vii) Pet Animals Act.
Visits 35
(viii) Smoke nuisances and observations 519
(B) Notices
There were 1,721 Preliminary Notices served during the year and 1,404
such notices were complied with. It was necessary, in addition, to serve
734 Statutory Notices after report to Committee and 577 Statutory Notices
were compiled with. Although there were less notices served as compared
with the previous year, the total number of complaints received showed a
large increase, 3,591 as against 2,747, but It has been possible to satisfy
many of the complainants without recourse to formal action.