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HEATING APPLIANCES (FIREGUARDS) ACT. 1952.
THE HEATING APPLIANCES (FIREGUARDS) REGULATIONS. 1953.
The Council have authorised the Medical Officer of Health and the
Sanitary Inspectors to inspect and test appliances required by the above
Act and Regulations to be fitted with guards, and the 121 dealers in the
Borough were circularised drawing their attention to the main requirements.
Fireguards must be fitted to gas fires, electric fires and oil
heaters which are so designed that they are suitable for use in residential
premises and are of such a type that, without a guard, there is
likelihood of injury by burning. The guards must be robustly made, constructed
and fitted as specified in the Regulations, and the appliances
and guards must be so constructed that the guards when in use with the
appliance shall be securely attached thereto. It applies to such fires
which are in the course of business sold, or let under a hire-purchase
agreement or hired, or are offered or exposed for sale or letting under
a hire-purchase agreement or on hire.
The requirements are already in force as regards appliances manufactured
since 1st October, 1953, but appliances manufactured before
this date and not fitted with the requisite guard may be sold or let
until the end of September, 1954.
RAG FLOCK and OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951.
Under this Act it is unlawful in the course of business to use
filling materials to which the Act applies in any form of upholstery,
the stuffing or lining of toys, baby carriages or of articles of such
other kinds as may be prescribed except on premises registered by a
local authority (in London a Metropolitan Borough Counoil). Six sets
of premises are registered in Fulham.
During 1953, the following samples of filling materials were
purchased by the Sampling Officer and submitted to John Hudson, M.A.,
F.C.S., M.S.Ch.1., of High Wycombe, one of the Prescribed Analysts
for the purpose of the Act:-
Rag Flock 6
Coir fibre 7
Kapock 2
Feathers 1
Total 16
Analysis of all samples of filling materials submitted for
examination proved them to be satisfactory in quality.