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Fulham 1956
[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 Ist 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 1956, 11 licences were renewed and four new licences issued, appropriate
conditions being applied to each.
No contraventions of the Act were found during 73 routine inspections
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) Seven
premises are registered in Fulham.
During 1956 the following samples of filling materials were purchased by the Sampling Officer and submitted to the Prescribed Analyst for the purpose of the Act:-
| Feathers | 2 |
| Horse Hair | 1 |
| Rag Flock | 8 |
| Coir fibre | 2 |
| Kapok | 3 |
| Hair and Fibre mixture | 3 |
| "Millpuff" | 2 |
| Algerian Fibre | 3 |
| 24 |
With one exception all samples of filling materials submitted for examination were
reported to be satisfactory. In this instance, a sample of Algerian Fibre failed to
meet the requirements of the Act in respect of the Insoluble Matter, the permitted
maximum being 1.5% whereas the sample in question contained 1.8%. The matter was taken
up with the wholesalers from whom the Fulham retailer obtained his supplies and a
satisfactory explanation was received.