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Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924:
Number of inspections made 906
No notice of slaughtering given 6
Improper notice of slaughtering given 10
No precautions taken for the prevention of contamination —
Written notices sent 2
Verbal notices given 14
Inspection of food:
Number of meat inspections 1,117
Number of fish inspections 191
Number of provision inspections 300
Number of greengrocery and fruit inspections 324
Number of hawkers' foodstuff inspections 128
Number of food preparation places inspected 257
Number of other food inspections 13
Unsound food:
Number of articles seized —
Number of articles condemned by magistrate —
Number of parcels seized —
Number of parcels condemned by magistrate —
Number of carcases and offal surrendered 9
Number of carcases surrendered (excluding offal) —
Number of articles surrendered 5
Number of parcels surrendered 10
Number of organs or parts surrendered during slaughtering 337
Infectious Diseases, Disinfections, etc.:
Number of visits made 1,035
Number of rooms disinfected—
(а) Ordinary infectious diseases 435
(b) Tuberculosis 134
(c) Other diseases 7
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed after infectious diseases—
(a) by owners or occupiers 13
(b) by local authority 2
Number of articles disinfected or destroyed 1,624
Smoke Abatement:
Number of observations made 22
Number of nuisances outstanding from previous year —
Number of nuisances found 5
Number of nuisances abated 5
Number of nuisances outstanding at end of year —
Water Supply:
Number of supplies provided or reinstated 6
Number of cisterns cleansed, repaired, covered, etc. 3
Number of draw taps connected direct to main 32
Number of water service pipes or taps repaired 8
Number of samples taken for analysis from local wells 8
Number of samples found polluted or impure 3
Number of instances where mains water supply substituted for well water 2
Approximate percentage of houses supplied on constant system 99.95
Drainage and Sanitary Arrangements, etc., of existing BuildingsWater
Closets:
Number of water closets provided or reconstructed 9
Number of privies abolished 2
Number of walls, etc., cleansed 8
Number repaired, supplied with water or otherwise improved 227
Number cleansed or unstopped 18
Approximate percentage of houses provided with water closets 99