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this report will give clear indication of the immensity of this section
of the department's activities.
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 94.
Having regard to representations made by the Corporation to
the Minister of Town and Country Planning, that certain areas
should be scheduled as "Declaratory Areas," it was thought
advisable to deal with certain properties under the nuisance section
of the Public Health Act, rather than as insanitary houses capable of
repair at reasonable cost.
Inspections Carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors, and
Defects, etc., Remedied.
House-to-House Inspections Nil
Infectious Disease 490
Complaints investigated 6,164
Re-inspections 7,081
Factories 252
Workplaces 48
Dairies, etc. 92
Slaughter-houses 16
Bakehouses 81
Public House Urinals 97
Stables and Mews 52
Fruiterers, etc. 87
Fish Shops 89
Butchers Shops 180
Other Food Premises 405
Drains Tested 351
Drains Defective 240
Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts 15
Appointments and Interviews, 833
Other visits 1,979
Drains reconstructed 49
Drains repaired 267
Drains cleared 224
W. C. Cisterns repaired or renewed 336
W. C. Pans renewed 287
W. C. Pans cleansed 71
Waste Pipes repaired or renewed 288