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revoked by the Defence Regulation (No. 1) Order, 1951, which
came into operation on 1st July, 1951. There are no piggeries
in the Borough, however, affected by this new legislation.
Noise Nuisances.
The Public Health Department investigated two instances
where local residents complained of noise from adjoining business
premises.
One case concerned a firm engaged in renovating metal oil
drums from which dents were being removed by hammering
with rawhide hammers. As the result of representations by
the Health Department, the management installed machinery
to carry out this work which resulted in a considerable reduction
of noise.
In the other instance noise from a bakehouse during the
night formed the subject of complaint by residents in the
vicinity. The bakehouse in question is provided with modern
equipment and the floors and yard pavings are constructed of
steel plates set in concrete. Steel trolleys with cast iron wheels
are used for transporting trays of bread and rolls, and the chief
cause of complaint was the rattling of these trolleys when
wheeled over the steel plated floors. The matter was reported
to the appropriate Committee who adjourned consideration for
six months to enable the proprietor to endeavour to find some
means of remedying the nuisance.
Swimming Bath Waters.
The water in the swimming pools at the Dulwich and Camberwell
Public Baths was supervised throughout the year.
Twenty-nine samples were submitted for bacteriological examination
and chemical analysis. No adverse reports were
received.
The Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951.
This Act came into operation on 1st November, 1951, and
repealed section 136 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
It provides for the licensing by the local authority of all premises
used for the manufacture and/or storage of filling materials to
which the Act applies, and for the registration by the local
authority of certain premises where such materials are used in
upholstering, stuffing or lining bedding, toys, baby carriages, etc.
There are no premises in the Borough where rag flock or
other filling materials are manufactured but one licence was
issued for a rag flock store and eight premises were registered
for the use of such materials in the trades conducted therein.