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Environmental Health Services Provided The Following Services During 1999:
FOOD
Caterers Under Inspection 99
Food and Beverage Establishments Under Inspection 3,165
Mobile Vendors Under Inspection 98
Temporary Food Operations Under Inspection 1,016
Plans for Construction of Food Handling Establishments:
Establishments Reviewed 216
Food Complaints Investigated 350
Food-borne Illness Investigations:
Number Conducted 177
Training Programs:
Number of Sessions 324
Persons Trained 2,848
INSTITUTIONAL INSPECTIONS
Day Care Centers Under Inspection 238
Hospitals Inspected for State Health Department 8
Public, Parochial, and Private Schools Under Inspection 287
AIR POLLUTION
Air Samplers Operated 1
Indoor Air Quality Complaint Investigations 69
WATER SUPPLY
Abandoned Wells Sealed 358
Abandoned Well Complaint Investigations 80
Permits Issued for Private Water Supplies 136
Water Samples Collected and/or Reviewed:
Private and Public Water Supplies 4,688
Public Water Supplies Under Inspection (with EPA) 62
Non-Community Water Systems Under Inspection
and Sampling
301
SEWAGE TREATMENT
Permits Issued for Private Sewage Disposal Facilities 246
Seepage Tests for Private Sewage Disposal:
Systems Witnessed 225
Aerobic Treatment Plants Monitored 40
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
Forest Preserves Under Inspection 28
Forest Preserve Inspections:
Water Supply, Sewage and Garbage Facilities 100
SPA/POOL PROGRAM
Public Swimming Pools:
Number in County 503
Number of Inspections 3,352
New Pools Constructed/Reconstructed 12
Public Spa Pools:
Number in County 159
Number of Inspections 1,409
New Spas Constructed/Reconstructed 7
Water Samples Collected for Analysis (spa/pool) 105
Immediate Facility Closures (spa/pool) 681
Tanning Spas 84
Number of Inspections 114 
MORTGAGE SURVEYS 152
COMPLAINTS
Nuisance Complaints Received and Investigated 1,026
Environmental Surveys for Lead 10
Radon Inquiries 196
Radon Test Kit Program 89 
EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO
COMMUNITY GROUPS
Presentations 38
Attendance 10,600
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