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Sanitary Inspection.
The multifarious duties now included in the daily work of sanitary inspection have been
carried out satisfactorily during the year. The details of the work, which include domestic
sanitation, housing inspection, supervision of food supplies (including milk, meat and other foods),
the investigation and abatement of nuisances, the sanitation of workshops and factories, the
supervision of offensive trades, the investigation of and disinfection after the occurrence of
cases of infectious disease and the storage of petrol and carbide of Calcium, will be found under
the appropriate headings, but the mere figures give but little indication of the attention needed
to secure effective supervision over the many sided activities of this branch of public health
work.
The total number of inspections and re-inspections carried out during the year was 7,660.
The visits paid in respect of each branch of the duties of the inspectors are set out under the
appropriate heading. In consequence of these visits, notices were served on owners or occupiers
as follows:—
Informal notices (intimations) served . 361
Informal notices complied 312
Statutory notices served 13
Statutory notices complied 12
Domestic Sanitation.
Included under this heading will be found the visits paid by the Sanitary Inspectors, under
the Housing Regulations, to premises where nuisances were suspected and visits for the purpose
of enquiry and disinfection after the occurrence of infectious disease.
The extent of the work clone in this department of the Inspector's duties will be noted
from the list which follows:—
Visits to premises after complaint 537
Visits after the occurrence of infectious disease 270
Visits under Housing Regulations 72
Total visits and inspections 7660
The following works were carried out in consequence of the above visits:—
Drains tested 17
Drains unstopped and repaired 93
Waste pipes disconnected or repaired 29
Soil pipes provided or repaired 9
Inspection chambers inserted 1
Complete drainage reconstructions 6
Water supply cisterns repaired 5
Draw taps from main provided 45
Gutters repaired 41
Roofs repaired . 101
W.c. apartments repaired or re-built 36
W.c's repaired 68
Dustbins provided 97
Damp walls remedied 129
Ventilation provided . 16
Yards paved or repaired 25
Rooms stripped and cleansed 195
Offensive accumulations removed 15
Other works carried out . 499
Schools.
The sanitary conveniences, water supply and lavatories were inspected quarterly
throughout the year and found to be satisfactory.
The amount of infectious disease among the scholars was comparatively small, measles
being absent almost throughout the year.
Offensive Trades.
The following offensive trades which have been established were kept under regular
supervision :—
Fish fryers 8
Fat melters 2
Rag and bone dealers 2
No new offensive trade was established during the year, one application for the
commencement of a fish frying business being refused.
The number of visits paid by the sanitary inspectors to premises where offensive trades
were carried on was 114.