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REPORT OF THE CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have pleasure in presenting this Annual Report on the
work carried out by your Sanitary Inspectors during 1951.
Summary of Sanitary Inspections.
Housing—primary visits 790
Re-inspections—work in progress 1088
Re overcrowding provisions 434
Miscellaneous, housing 346
Drainage work 587
Factories and Workplaces 195
Stables and Piggeries 14
Rats and Mice destruction 401
Enquiries—infectious diseases 416
Smoke abatement 34
Food shops, etc. 749
Milk supply 94
Rivers and Streams—pollution 36
Miscellaneous 1,571
Housing continued to be one of the main features in spite
of the comparative modernity of the district. The total
number Of houses inspected for " sanitary defects " under the
Public Health and Housing Acts was 790. Informal action
secured improvements to most of the houses, it being necessary
to take statutory action in only 62 instances and no legal
proceedings were instituted.
Action taken in connection with dwelling houses, as set
out in the housing tables on pages 50-51, resulted in the following
improvements:—
Summary of Nuisances Abated and Sanitary Improvements
Effected.
Ceilings cleansed or repaired 114
Coppers provided or repaired —
Dampness in premises remedied 96
Drains exposed and repaired 42
Drains reconstructed 18
Defective sashcords renewed 45
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