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9.-UNDERTAKERS.
Two undertaker's licences were issued and one cancelled during the year making a total of fifty-three on the register on 31st December, 1938.
10.-WORK DONE UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (SANITATION) AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCES.
(i) Sanitary nuisances and contraventions of sanitary by-laws:-
Table VIII shows the total number of nuisances reported and the action taken to obtain compliance. Of the total number of nuisances reported in which action was taken almost 71% were abated after receipt of a letter. In 440 cases a legal notice failed to produce compliance.
(ii) Table IX shows the nuisances in respect of which action has been taken.
(iii) Building Nuisances.-Under the Buildings Ordinance, 1,347 nuisances were reported by the department to the Building Authority for action, additional to those referred to in paragraph (i) above.
(iv) Table X shows the distribution of buildings in the various Health Districts.
(v) Miscellaneous Improvements.-Table X shows the number of houses demolished and erected. The great majority of these are tenement houses.
(vi) Housing.--Table X shows the number of tenement houses in the several districts erected in conformity with the requirements of the Buildings Ordinance.
(vii) House Cleansing. The routine work under the by-laws for domestic cleanliness and prevention of disease was carried out during the year. Table XI shows the number of floors cleansed in the various districts as compared with the last two years. It will be noticed that, with the exception of Aberdeen Health District, the number of floors cleansed shows a reduction, this was due to the cancellation of house cleansing during the cholera and smallpox epidemics.
(viii) House cleansing was normally carried out on five mornings a week by the staff. The privilege of permitting certain occupants of premises to carry out house cleansing at their own convenience was continued and further extended during the year.
The terms and conditions under which this concession was granted were generally complied with.
(ix) Limewashing.-The only routine limewashing done during the year was that carried forward from 1937. Please see Table XIII.
In August, 1938, the Hon. Director of Medical Services pointed out that the amount of time and labour spent on routine limewashing under by-law 4 of the Domestic Cleanliness and Prevention of Disease By-laws, Ordinance No. 15 of 1935, was incommensurate with the value from the point of view of public health and disease prevention, and recommended that routine limewashing should be discontinued. His recommendation was approved by the Council. In future, when a domestic building is found to require limewashing, by-law 6 will be invoked specifically to have the limewashing done.
(x) Prevention of Mosquito Breeding. During the year action was taken in 942 cases of mosquito nuisance or potential mosquito nuisance.
(xi) Licensed Premises.-569 premises were inspected by officers of the department with a view to the issue of new licences. Routine inspections of four thousand and seventy-two licensed premises were made throughout the year.
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9.-UNDERTAKERS.
Two undertaker's licences were issued and one cancelled during the year making a total of fifty-three on the register on 31st December, 1938.
10.-WORK DONE UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (SANITATION) AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCES.
(i) Sanitary nuisances and contraventions of sanitary by-laws:-
Table VIII shows the total number of nuisances reported and the action taken to obtain compliance. Of the total number of nuisances reported in which action was taken almost 71% were abated after receipt of a letter. In 440 cases a legal notice failed to produce compliance.
(2) Table IX shows the nuisances in respect of which action has been taken.
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(iii) Building Nuisances.-Under the Buildings Ordinance, 1,347 nuisances were reported by the department to the Building Authority for action. additional to those referred to in paragraph (i) above.
(iv) Table X shows the distribution of buildings in the various Health Districts.
(v) Miscellaneous Improvements.-Table X shows the number of houses demolished and erected. The great majority of these are tenement houses.
(vi) Housing.--Table X shows the number of tenement houses in the several districts erected in conformity with the requirements of the Buildings Ordinance.
(vii) House Cleansing. The routine work under the by-laws for domestic clean- liness and prevention of disease was carried out during the year. Table XI shows the number of floors cleansed in the various districts as compared with the last two years. It will be noticed that, with the exception of Aberdeen Health District, the number of floors cleansed shows a reduction, this was due to the cancellation of house cleansing during the cholera and smallpox epidemics.
(viii) House cleansing was normally carried out on five mornings a week by the staff. The privilege of permitting certain occupants of premises to carry out house cleansing at their own convenience was continued and further extended during the year.
The terms and conditions under which this concession was granted were generally complied with.
(ix) Limewashing.-The only routine limewashing done during the year was that carried forward from 1937. Please see Table XIII.
In August, 1938, the Hon. Director of Medical Services pointed out that the amount of time and labour spent on routine limewashing under by-law 4 of the Domestic Cleanliness and Prevention of Disease By-laws, Ordinance No. 15 of 1935, was incommensurate with the value from the point of view of public health and disease prevention, and recommended that routine limewashing should be discontinued. His recommendation was approved by the Council. In future, when a domestic building is found to require limewashing, by-law 6 will be invoked specifically to have the limewashing done.
(x) Prevention of Mosquito Breeding. During the year action was taken in 942 cases of mosquito nuisance or potential mosquito nuisance.
(xi) Licensed Premises.-569 premises were inspected by officers of the depart- ment with a view to the issue of new licences. Routine inspections of four thousand and seventy-two licensed premises were made throughout the year.
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