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ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR
To the Chairman and Members of the Urban District Council of
Mitcham.
Mrs. Hallowes and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit my ninth annual report on the work carried
out in the district during the year 1923 by myself, Mr. R.
Richards and Mr. A. Handley (Assistant Inspector, permanently
appointed in October last).
This extra assistance has brought the arrears of house-to-house
inspection fairly well up to date, and by the exercise of closer
supervision, better work is obtained.
Only two householders availed themselves of the provisions of
the Rents Restriction Acts by applying for certificates of unfitness
of their premises.
With a view to keeping down the mosquito nuisance as much
as possible, the ponds, pools, ditches and other mosquito breeding
places were regularly sprayed with paraffin during the summer
months.
I append a summary of the character of work done in the
course of the year:—951 intimatory notices were served. In
319 instances it was necessary to report for authority to serve
statutory notice, followed in four instances by legal proceedings
before the magistrates, resulting in fines and costs amounting to
£2 16s. being imposed.
Summary of Sanitary Work carried out in the District during
the year ended December 31st, 1923.
Total number of visits paid 7662
Number of complaints received and investigated 191
Number of premises inspected 2157
Number of premises revisited 3966
Number of nuisances discovered 1489
Number of nuisances abated without report 756