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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 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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RAG FLOGK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT. 1951
The Rag Block and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951, came into force
on 1st November, 1951, and brought about the repeal of:-
The Rag Block 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.
Eleven 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.