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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
Report of Chief Sanitary Inspector.
In compliance with Article 19 of the Sanitary Officers Order,
1926, made by the Minister of Health, I have the honour to submit
the following tabulated particulars upon the work carried out by
the Sanitary Staff during the year 1933 in connection with the
administration of the numerous Acts of Parliament and Bye-Laws
in force within the district.
Whilst the functions and duties of the Sanitary Staff are
numerous as shown by the work set out in the following tabular
statements, it can be said that all the demands made upon it
closely affect and concern the well being of the community in the
application of those social reforms which make for the common
good.
The work accomplished during the year in the inspection and
condemnation of the first batch of slums consisting of 106 houses
and the consequent labours involved in the numerous functions
and duties in the preparations made for the re-housing of the displaced
tenants—nearly 400 in number —have entailed much extra
work upon the whole staff.
In addition to the work involved in slum clearance, good progress
has been made in the inspection of many unsatisfactory
premises found to be let out into tenements and which were the
cause of many complaints arising from unsuitable sanitary conditions,
etc., also the inspection of basement properties occupied as
cellar dwellings and underground rooms used as sleeping rooms in
contravention of the Statutes.
The new byelaws and regulations governing the use of such
premises and giving greater power to control such premises came
into force in May. 20 premises were the subject of special reports
to the Health Committee followed by closure. The work done is
set out more fully in the section of this report dealing with
Housing.