View report page

Housing, and Housing Town Planning Acts, 1909-1919.-
Particulars under this heading 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 1920, as reported by the
Sanitary Inspector:—
Reason of Visit. No.
Infectious Disease 892
House Inspection 3671
House to House Inspection 1953
Houses let in lodgings: Inspection 429
Inspection of Factories, Workshops, Workplaces
and Outworkers' Premises 215
Common Lodging Houses: Inspection 32
Dairies and Cowsheds: Inspection 31
Inspections under Shop Acts 34
Application of Tests to Drains 235
Inspections under Diseases of Animals Acts 148
Obtaining Samples of Foods and Drugs 10
Miscellaneous (including inspections of
food, slaughter-houses, mews, stables,
caravans, smoke observations, measuring
up, Petroleum Acts, water supply, 850
8,500
One thousand and fifty-two preliminary or informal notices
were served in respect of 1,452 houses.
Eighty-seven statutory notices were served in respect of
97 houses.
The necessary work was executed in all but 44 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.
Mv thanks are due to Mr. Johnson, your Chief Sanitary
Inspector, for the very efficient help he has rendered me.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
DAVID A. BELILIOS,
Medical Officer of Health.
26