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in flats: jazz band in coffee bars dancings humming caused by ice-cream
generators customers singing and shouting in late-night coffee barss
high-pitched whistling from chimney cowl and humming caused by food
refrigerators. No cases were considered suitable for legal action by
the Council and no proceedings were instituted by private individuals.
Since the passing of the Act people have become very noise
conscious and many complaints included in the list referred to above have
been dealt with and remedies effected with the co-operation of the
various concerns affected, but on the other hand there are complaints
as to the banging of car doors, and the loud talk of customers leaving
late night restaurants, etc.., which are difficult if not impossible to
deal witho
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951.
Under Section 1, no person shall keep a Pet Shop unless licensed
by the Council. Two renewal applications from licence holders were
received and approved. Several inspections were made of the premises
and at all times the stock was well cared for and maintained in
accordance with the conditions specified in the licence.
FOULING OF PAVEMENTS BY DOGS
This is a subject which provides the majority of irate complainants
and this is very understandable, for the fouling of footwear and consequently
car and domestic floor coverings is in itself extremely annoying. Added
to this is the public health risk from flies transporting infection from
exposed deposits to uncovered food supplies. Unfortunately, it is a
difficult problem to deal with owing to the lack of understanding on the
part of many dog lovers, the difficulty in obtaining detailed information
as to the offenders, and not least the reluctance of complainants to
attend at legal proceedings in support of their complaints.
Leaflets have in the past been posted on the standards of street
lights, but owing to exposure to the weather and despoliation, they have
often had but a short life. The Council are now affixing notices of
a more permanent nature, and publicising as much as possible the results
of successful prosecutions.
The Council's Bye-law provides that
(l) No person being in charge of a dog in any street or
public place and having the dog on a lead shall allow or
permit such dog to deposit its excrement upon the public
footway.
(2) Any person offending against this "bye-law shall be
liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding
forty shillings.
No prosecutions were undertaken during the year.