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The problem of refuse disposal is admittedly a very difficult
one: it should not, however, be beyond the power of modern
science to evolve a method by which offensive material can be
destroyed on a suitable site without giving rise to any sort of
nuisance.
Summary of Work of Sanitary Inspectors.
No. of Complaints Received and Investigated 6355
No. of Inspections—
Dwelling Houses 9170
Newly-infected Houses 4535
Common Lodging Houses 59
Slaughter Houses 118
Bakehouses 217
Dairies 37
Cowsheds 25
Milkshops 43
Retail Shops (e.g., Eel Pie Shops, Ice Cream Shops,
etc.) 4446
Schools 520
Canal Boats —
Offensive Trades 147
Factories (including Food Factories) 397
Workshops 102
Laundries 18
Workshops (not included above) 195
Miscellaneous (e.g., Smoke Abatement, Offensive
Accumulations, etc.) 27143
Re-inspections 29834
No. of Notices served—-
On Offender 3
On Owner *7233
On Occupier 105
No. of Notices complied with—
By Offender —
By Owner *6708
By Occupier 39
Total Nuisances found 36119
Total Nuisances abated 34154
*Apparent discrepancies caused by a number of notices
not being complied with at the end of previous year. There would
normally be a number of notices fully complied with at any date
during the year.
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