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The reports on all the above samples indicated that the
waters were in a satisfactory condition.
In addition to the above, samples of water from the
swimming bath at the Mary Datchelor Girls' School, Camberwell
well Grove, were submitted for bacteriological and chemical
examination on three occasions during the year and found to
be satisfactory.
The Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951.
There are no premises in the Borough used for the manufacture
or storage of materials to which this Act applies, but at
the end of the year there were seven entries in the register of
premises where trades were being conducted involving the use
of such materials.
The Sampling Officer obtained 26 samples of filling materials
from these premises for submission to the Prescribed Analyst,
all of which were reported to comply with the standards of
composition and purity laid down, in the Regulations made under
the Act. The number of samples of each type of filling material
examined is as follows:—
Rag flock (loose) 7
Rag flock (layered) 3
Woollen mixture felt 2
Washed jute felt 1
Sized cotton felt 2
Cotton felt 2
Hair (pad) 1
Fibre (loose) 3
Fibre (pad) 1
Kapok 2
Cotton millpuff 2
Total 26
Offensive Trades.
There were five premises on the register of offensive trades
at the end of the year as follows:—
Skin dressers 4
Soap boilers 1
Complaints were received of the emission of formaldehyde
vapour and particles of flock from one of the skin dressers'
premises, and as the result of representations by the Officers of
the Public Health Department the proprietors arranged for the
fume stack to be lengthened to roof-ridge height. Subsequent
observations did not reveal any further nuisance from this source.