M (1) 12
ANNEXE BY THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
1.-(1) WORK DONE UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
Sanitary Nuisances and Contraventions of Sanitary By-laws:- Appendix L shows the total number of nuisances reported and the action taken to obtain compliance and amount of fines. Of the total number of nuisances reported in which action was taken 58% were abated after receipt of a letter. In 237 cases legal notice failed to produce compliance.
Of the summonses which followed 210 secured convictions, 11 were discharged and 16 withdrawn.
It is a matter for regret that these figures for legal notices and summonses show an increase over 1928, in that they are an index of the number of failures to get works carried out by peaceful persuasion rather than resort to law.
It should be remembered that each inspector has for supervision a district, with approximately 25,000 inhabitants, most of whom are ignorant of the rudiments of sanitation.
Appendix M shows the nuisances in respect of which action has been taken.
Appendix N (i) shows the Health Districts from which these nuisances were reported and Appendix N (ii) gives details of all prosecutions and amount of fines inflicted.
(ii) Building Nuisances:- Appendix N (i) line 1 shows by districts the number of nuisances under Part III of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance reported by the Department to the Building Authority for action. These are additional to those referred to in paragraph (i) above.
(iii) Although Appendix N shows a considerable balance in favour of new domestic premises over similar premises demolished, there is no evidence of any decrease in overcrowding. This is especially true of the central districts in the City of Victoria.
It has, up to the present, been found quite impractical to enforce strictly Sections 153 and 154 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance. Much time is therefore taken up in the consideration of applications for modifications of these sections.
The attached diagram shows the approved layout of new houses.
M (1) 12
ANNEXE BY THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
1.-(1) WORK DONE UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILD- INGS ORDINANCE.
Sanitary Nuisances and Contraventions of Sanitary By- laws:-Appendix L shows the total number of nuisances report- ed and the action taken to obtain compliance and amount of fines. Of the total number of nuisances reported in which action was taken 58% were abated after receipt of a letter. In 237
& legal notice failed to produce compliance.
Of the summonses which followed 210 secured convictions, 11 were discharged and 16 withdrawn.
cases
It is a matter for regret that these figures for legal notices and summonses show an increase over 1928, in that they are an index of the number of failures to get works carried out by peaceful persuasion rather than resort to law.
It should be remembered that each inspector has for super- vision a district, with approximately 25,000 inhabitants, most of whom are ignorant of the rudiments of sanitation.
Appendix M shows the nuisances in respect of which action has been taken.
Appendix N (i) shows the Health Districts from which these nuisances were reported and Appendix N (ii) gives details of all prosecutions and amount of fines inflicted.
(ii) Building Nuisances:-Appendix N (i) line 1 shows by districts the number of nuisances under Part III of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance reported by the Department to the Building Authority for action. These are additional to those referred to in paragraph (i) above.
(iii) Although Appendix N shows a considerable balance in favour of new domestic premises over similar premises demo- lished, there is no evidence of any decrease in overcrowding. This is especially true of the central districts in the City of Victoria,
It has, up to the present, been found quite impractical to enforce strictly Sections 153 and 154 of the Public Health ami Buildings Ordinance. Much time is therefore taken up in the consideration of applications for modifications of these sections.
The attached diagram shows the approved layout of new houses.
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