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It will be noted that none of the outworkers are employed in food.
Outworking in food ceased to be legal in July, 1956 as a result of the
Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955, onions and shrimps being temporary
exceptions.
The inspectors made 113 visits during the year which included
some to places in which no work was being done at the time of the
visit, although the outworkers were prepared to restart work when
required. Reports were submitted to the Council setting out the position
with regard to outworkers in the borough. No adverse comments were
made.
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951
This Act came into force on November 1, 1951, and repealed the
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928 and section 136 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936. The Act is designed to secure the use of clean
filling materials in upholstered articles and other articles which are
stuffed or lined.
Five premises are registered for the use of filling materials for
upholstery purposes, one of these being also registered for storage.
Samples of these materials proved satisfactory on examination.
Destruction of pigeons
During 1963 the pigeon catcher was again employed on a parttime
basis from March to December. A number of churches were
visited as the pigeons find the towers suitable nesting places, and he also
visited some of the many railway bridges in the borough. The regular
feeding of the birds by the general public was responsible for pigeons
collecting in large numbers in open spaces, but they were normally
dealt with by tracing them back to their roosting places. The pigeon
catcher altogether accounted for the destruction of 1,123 birds, 201 eggs
and 94 nests.
Sanitary work generally
Mr. Phillips, the senior public health inspector, reports that during
1963 one of the main concerns of most of the public health inspectors
was the inspection of premises under the Clean Air Act, 1956. Four
additional areas were confirmed in November to come into force during
the summer of 1964, and this will entail a very steady rate of inspections
during the ensuing year. Surveys for advances by the Council under the
Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1958 and the House Purchase and
Housing Act, 1959 increased from 1026 to 1254 and this illustrates the