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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors,
of the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is my privilege to submit for your consideration
this Report on the work of your sanitary inspectors for the year
1948.
The Report is submitted in the hope that the information
it contains, brief though it is, will prove informative to
the reader, and, perhaps, of some assistance to those who are
interested in the subject of sanitation, now more familiarly
known as environmental hygiene.
The preparation of this Report has afforded me
more than usual pleasure, as it covers the thirtieth year that
I have been permitted to serve your Corporation and the
inhabitants of this historic old Borough.
In accordance with the desire of the Ministry of
Health, as well as being a convenient form of record, the
following pages are divided into three Sections, viz:- Sanitary
Circumstances (Section C); Housing (Section D); and Inspection
and Supervision of Food (Section E).
For the first time for several years, there was no
change in the technical staff, thus the work continued without
any of those unwelcome breaks which had occurred so frequently
in previous years.
In an attempt to obtain reliable data regarding
the deposit of solid matter in the atmosphere, authority
was given for the installation of a standard deposit gauge
on a site in the Canbury Gardens. Estimations of the amount of
deposit commenced in June 1948 and continued monthly during the
year.
Treatment was again given to refuse tips in the
Borough to prevent, as far as possible, the breeding of flies
and crickets. Complete success cannot be claimed, but there
was considerable reduction in the number of these insects
compared with previous years.
Once again I desire to offer my sincere thanks to
the Chairman, Alderman Dr. E. H. Oldfield, and the Members of the
Public Health Committee and the Corporation generally, for
their continued consideration and support; also to all my
colleagues, without whose loyal assistance my duties would have
proved much more arduous.
Yours faithfully,
HAROLD T. PERRY.
Chief Sanitary Inspector.
Guildhall,
Kingston-upon-Thames.
October, 1949.