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Fulham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951.
This Act, which came into operation on 1st April, 1952, regulates
the sale of pet animals and empowers a local authority (in London a
Metropolitan Borough) to grant licences to keep a pet shop on payment
of a fee not exceeding ten shillings.
During 1954, 10 licences were renewed and three new licences issued,
appropriate conditions being applied to each.
No contraventions of the Act were found during routine inspection or
re-inspection.
SWIMMING BATH WATER SAMPLES 1954.
Samples of swimming bath water, details of the analysis of which follow, were uniformly good:-
| Date. | Bath. | Time. | Bacteria per c.c. | B Coli | Free Chlorine parts per million. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.3.54. | Mixed. | Morning | Nil. | Negative | 0.12. |
| ,, | ,, | Afternoon | ,, | ,, | 0.70. |
| 1.9.54. | Gents. | Morning. | ,, | ,, | 0.30. |
| ,, | ,, | Afternoon. | 5 | ,, | 0.20. |