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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
The work carried out by the Public Health Inspectors, other than in
relation to food premises,is summarised as follows:-
DWELLING HOUSES:
Inspections under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:
Complaints 4,752
House to House 161
Infectious Disease 182
Verminous conditions 182
Inspections under the Housing Acts:
Demolition Orders 10
Closing Orders 30
Clearance Areas 40
Improvement Grants 4
Certificates of Disrepair 297
Revocation Certificates 18
OTHER VISITS:
Aged and infirm persons 951
Common lodging-houses 3
Drainage (General) 1,336
Drainage (Rat infestations) 360
Effluvia investigations 192
Factories 1,353
Hairdressers' and Barbers' premises 125
Heating Appliances 198
Noise investigations 231
Offensive Trades 26
Outworkers' premises 753
Pet shops 78
Premises discharging trade effluents 150
Premises registered or licensed under the Rag Flock and
Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 74
Shops other than food premises 246
Smoke observations 2,234
Vacant Sites and E, W„ S„ tanks 385
Water supplies (new buildings) 492
MISCELLANEOUS VISITS:
Appointments and Interviews 914
Attendances at Court 275
Builders' Notices 383
Housing Applications 134
Other visits 633
RE-INSPECTIONS (ALL FORMS) 29,120