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REPORT OF THE CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit the Annual Report which summarises
the work carried out by your Sanitary Inspectors during the
year ended 31st December, 1946.
Housing Inspections. The total number of houses inspected
during the year for "sanitary defects" under the Public
Health and Housing Acts was 495. Action taken in connection
with defective dwelling houses is set out in the housing table
on pages 47 and 48.
Notices specifying the necessary work required to remedy
sanitary defects were served upon owners of properties as
follows:—
Intimation notices 450
Statutory notices:— -
Public Health Act, 1936 44
Housing Act, 1936 5
Eradication of Bed Bugs. Twelve houses were found on
inspection to be infested with bed bugs, and are classified as
follows in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry's
Circular:—
Council Houses Other Houses Total
4 8 12
Disinfestation was carried out by spraying with insecticides
containing D.D.T.
Drainage Work. At 12 houses the drainage systems were
entirely reconstructed and at 57 houses extensive repairs to
drains were carried out. Smoke and water tests were applied
to the drains of houses in 61 instances, and obstructions were
removed from drains at 114 houses.
Food Supply. The total number of inspections made to
premises where articles of food are prepared or exposed for
sale was 1,219. At 9 premises improvements in sanitary
conditions were effected.
Unsound Food. The undermentioned articles of food were
found, upon inspection, to be unfit for human consumption;
were surrendered and either destroyed or disposed of for
animal feeding or salvage:—
40