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MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) REGULATIONS

RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS
ACT, 1951
Regulations made under this Act prescribe standards of
cleanliness for specified materials used in filling upholstery, soft
furnishings, bedding, soft toys, etc. No infringements were found
during the year. There were no new licences issued to manufacture
specified materials, nor any new registrations made in connection
with their storage.
HOUSING AND SLUM CLEARANCE
Early in the year the Council approved a 4 year programme
for the clearance of unfit houses totalling nearly 200 properties.
The programme for 1970 was completed although it was found
on detailed inspection that some of the properties could not be
dealt with on the grounds of unfitness or bad arrangement. Four
Clearance Areas were declared in respect of 24 properties in
Jasmine Grove, Penge, Oakfield Road, Penge, and Churchill Road,
Beckenham.
One property was demolished as the result of a previous
Demolition Order and 43 properties were demolished following
Clearance Area and Compulsory Purchase procedure.
Closing and Demolition Orders were represented and made
on 16 properties or parts of premises which were found to be unfit
and not capable of repair at reasonable expense.
There were 60 known cases of statutory overcrowding of
which 11 came to the notice of the department during 1970. 23
families were rehoused, 5 families themselves found suitable
alternative accommodation and 2 families moved out of the
district.
As mentioned in the preamble to this section of the report the
Housing Act, 1969, brought an initial flood of applications for
Qualification Certificates. Part III of the Act introduced a new