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registered under the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milk,shops Order,
and the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
Thirty-one inspections have been made of the premises
of dairymen and purveyors of milk in the district, during
which seven matters were discovered which required to be
dealt with by the Department.
Infectious Disease and Disinfection.—During the year,
visits for the purpose of investigating cases of notifiable
infectious disease were made to 237 houses. Special visits
were also made, as required, for the purpose of following up
and enquiring after the health of persons who had been
passengers on vessels coming to this country on which cases
of infectious disease had occurred, and of which notice had
been received from the Port Sanitary Authorities concerned.
The information obtained was handed to the Medical Officer
of Health.
At 69 houses from which cases of notifiable infectious
disease had been reported, defective drains or other insanitary
conditions were found to exist, all of which were subsequently
remedied under the supervision of the officers of the Department.
Disinfection of rooms, bedding, clothing, etc., was duly
carried out after the removal to hospital or recovery of each
patient. Where necessary, the walls of the rooms from which
the cases had been removed were stripped and re-papered or
distempered.
The number of rooms disinfected was 463, and the number
of articles, bedding, wearing apparel, etc., 11,970, full details
of which are given in the Report of the Medical Officer of
Health under the heading of " Disinfection."
School Disinfection.—All the Public Elementary Schools
in the district were thoroughly disinfected during the summer
vacation.
Yard Paving.—In the course of the inspections made
during the year, 67 yards were found to be in an unsatisfactory
state, due either to the absence of any paving or the
defective condition of that which did exist.
Stable Refuse.—Continued attention has been paid to the
mews and stable yards in the district, 31 visits having been
made to such premises during the year.
Inspections under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.—
There are 458 factories, workshops and workplaces on the
Register, to which 392 visits of inspection were made.
Thirty-three written notices were served, referring to sanitary
conveniences and other nuisances.
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