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Housing, and Housing Town Planning Act, 1909-1919.
—Particulars under this heading1 will be found in the
Report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector (Mr. Henry Johnson).
Sanitary Inspection of District.—The following is a statement
showing the number and nature of inspections made,
the number of informal and statutory notices served, with
the result of such notices for the year 1919, as reported by
the Sanitary Inspector: —
REASON OF VISIT. No.
Infectious Disease 948
House Inspection 3267
Houses let in Lodgings, Inspection 385
Inspection of Factories, Workshops,
Workplaces and Outworkers' premises 511
Common Lodging Houses, Inspection 25
Dairies and Cowsheds, Inspection 144
Inspections under Shop Acts 163
Application of Tests to Drains 277
Inspections under Diseases of Animals
Acts and Gooseberry Mildew Order 304
Obtaining samples of Food and Drugs 64
Miscellaneous (including inspections of
food, slaughter-houses, mews, stables,
caravans, smoke observations, measuring
up, Petroleum Acts, water supply,
etc.) 1935
8023
One thousand and thirty-two preliminary or informal
notices were served in respect of 960 houses.
One hundred and forty-five statutory notices were served
in respect of 156 houses.
The necessary work was executed in all but 43 cases, which
were not completed by the end of the year.
Table V. gives a summary of the nuisances abated, and
sanitary improvements carried out under the supervision of
the Inspectorial Staff.
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