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INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND DISINFECTION.
Number of visits paid to premises on occurrence of
Infectious Disease 127
Number of reports sent to Medical Officer of Health 68
Number of notices sent to schools (excluding scholars
from attendance) 30
Number of rooms disinfected 95
Lots of bedding and clothing disinfected 88
COMPLAINTS.
Eighty-two complaints were received during the year,
and were due to the following causes : —
Defects in dwelling houses 30
Choked drains 17
Accumulations of offensive refuse 7
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance 6
Rats 5
Defective dustbins 3
Miscellaneous 14
Total 82
All the complaints received prompt attention.
INCREASE OF RENT (RESTRICTIONS) ACTS.
No applications were received for certificates under these
Acts.
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
Forty-nine visits were paid to premises where rats were
prevalent. In addition to this number, inquiries were made
during routine inspections of premises, and advice given
where necessary. Certain structural defects which encouraged
the entry of rats into premises were remedied.
BYE-LAWS.
Three infringements of the bye-laws dealing with nuisances
were dealt with during the year, and were due to
deposits of manure.