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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. (Continued)
1944 1943
Visits re infectious disease. 658 1,289
Smoke observations. 7 23
Inspections re offensive trades. 8 53
Inspections of tents, vans and sheds. 75 86
Inspections and re-inspections of shops re
sanitary arrangements. 12
Inspections of factories, workplaces, etc. 474 1,342
Houses disinfested, 21 32
Inspections of canal boats. 7 31
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
Visits to premises re infestation. 886
No. of premises treated. 277
Estimated no. of rats killed. 4,305
HOUSING.
1944 1943
No. of new houses erected - by private enterprise.
- by local authority.
No. of houses inspected for .housing defects. 249 380
No. of houses found unfit for human habitation. - 9
No. of houses rendered fit by informal action. 162 266
No. of houses rendered fit by formal action. 37 46
No. of houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders. - 9
No. of houses rendered fit in pursuance of
undertaking.
No. of houses where undertaking not to re-let
accepted. - 9
No. of underground rooms closed.
No. of houses known to be overcrowded at end
of year. 73 74
No. of new cases of overcrowding found during
year. 2 8
No. of cases of overcrowding relieved during
year. 3 8
No. of houses demolished voluntarily.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF rOOD.
Inspections of dairies, etc. 88 214
Inspections of ice cream premises. 1 5
10.