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Fulham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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52
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 Council). Six sets of
premises are registered in Fulham,
During 1955 the following samples of filling materials were purchased by the Sampling Officer and submitted to the Prescribed Analyst for the purpose of the Act:-
| Horse Hair | 3 |
| Rag Flock | 7 |
| Coir Fibre | 7 |
| Kapok | 1 |
| Cotton Felt | 1 |
| "Fluffy Down" | 2 |
| 21 |
With one exception all samples of filling materials submitted for examination were
reported to be satisfactory. In this instance, a sample of Rag Flock, the chlorine content
was reported to be 32 parts per 100,000 parts of Flock, i.e. 2 parts in excess of the permitted
maximum. The result of the analysis was communicated to the wholesale suppliers.
SWIMMING BATH WATER SAMPLES
During the year 12 samples of swimming bath water were taken for bacteriological
examination and chemical analyses, all of which were satisfactory.