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REPORT OF THE CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
In presenting this Annual Report on the activities of the
Sanitary Inspectors during 1953, I think I can best indicate
the general scope of the work by setting out in tabular form
the main divisions and the 9,669 inspections made thereunder:—
Food Shops, etc 1,562
Housing—primary visits 683
„ —reinspections 888
„ —overcrowding provisions 213
„ —miscellaneous 50
Drainage—chokages and repairs 1,534
Rat and Mice destruction 495
Shops—Welfare provisions 528
Infectious Disease enquiries 936
Factories and Workplaces 528
Milk Supply 77
Smoke abatement 607
Rivers and Stream pollution 75
Stables and Piggeries 110
Miscellaneous (Caravans, Hairdressers, Schools,
Building sites, etc) 1,383
9,669
There was a slight increase in the total number of inspections,
mainly due to increased visits to food premises, but the
need for more frequent visits to these is still apparent. Unfortunately
it proved impossible to extend this part of the
department's activity without cutting down the time devoted
to other routine visits. Periodic inspections are required at
the following premises:—
Wholesale Food Manufacturers 1
Bakehouses. 9
*Food Shops and Catering Establishments 592
Off Licences 19'
Public Houses 16
Other Shops 276
Factories (Power) 190
Factories (Non-power) 9
Offices 68
Workplaces, etc 111
* For details see page 27
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