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features, viz.—
(a) Inspecting premises on complaint, or for special
purposes, as after infectious diseases.
(b) Inspections for supervision of works in hand to comply
with notices.
(c) Inspections under Factory and Workshop Acts, Dairies,
Cowsheds and Milkshop Regulations, Slaughter
Houses, etc.
For the information of the Council, and in accordance with
the requirements of the Ministry of Health, I append hereto a
table showing the defects found to exist on the properties
inspected during the year—
Statistics of Inspections, Nuisances, etc.—
Number of premises visited in house inspection,under the
Public Health Acts 227
„ nuisances abated 712
„ houses inspected from complaints received 104
„ premises inspected after complaints, and no
nuisance found 12
„ visits in respect of illness 72
„ visits in respect of disinfecting rooms 91
„ visits in respect of removal of bedding for
disinfecting 32
„ visits for sundry purposes Numerous
„ preliminary notices, letters and verbal instructions
issued for the abatement of nuisances 372
„ Statutory notices issued 6
„ visits to dairies, cowsheds and milkshops 64
„ visits to slaughter houses 38
Remedial Works carried out
As the result of notices issued under the Public Health Acts
and the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1919, the undermentioned
works have been carried out during the year—