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First of all ... don't feel guilty for calling attention to a bad situation. The landlord was not operating above the law. If he were operating above the law then he would have no reason to worry and no reason to get mad... right?
Inspectors don't usually look at receptacles; it just would take way too long. Sometimes when there are three-prong receptacles in an old house the inspector might look at one of those. That usually means that someone replaced a receptacle without a ground wire ... that's a big no-no (unless it's a GFCI outlet).
Secondly, don't be overly concerned with the old knob-and-tube wiring. In some cases it's safer than Romex. The fixtures aren't the real problem, it's the wires going to the switches that you should be more concerned about.
Make sure you document the fact that the fixtures and switches were there to begin with so that the inspectors are aware of it.
Real-estate owners should be held more accountable in this country ... especially when they are renting out their places to people. You have a RIGHT to live in a safe building; you are trusting your property and your life to someone else.
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