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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1953
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1953
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RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT. 1951
The Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951, came into force
on 1st November, 1951, and brought about the repeal of:-
The Rag Flock Acts of 1911 and 1928, and
Section 136 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936,
The new Act represents a consolidation of the 1911 and 1928 Acts,
and extends control to a large number of filling materials in order to
ensure the cleanliness of same.
Nine premises in the Borough, used for upholstering and similar
processes, have been registered since the Act came into force, and in
each case a fee of £1.0s.0d. was received.