View report page

- 28 -
Subject to certain exceptions, the Act makes it unlawful
in the course of a business to use filling materials to which
the Act applies except on premises registered by a local
authority. The exceptions are the remaking or reconditioning
of any article and upholstering in connection with the making
of railway carriages, road vehicles, ships or aircraft. The
local authority are required, on the application of the occupier
of premises, to register the premises on payment of a
registration fee of one pound. If on registered premises there
are unclean filling materials the occupier shall be guilty of
an offence, but there are safeguarding provisions for
secondhand articles brought on the premises for remaking.
The Act provides that no rag flock shall be delivered to
registered premises except from premises licensed for
manufacturing rag flock or premises licensed under the Act as
a rag flock store, A local authority on receiving from the
occupier of premises an application for the grant or renewal
of a licence authorising him to manufacture rag flock on those
premises, or for the licensing of the premises as a rag flock
store, may grant or renew a licence on payment of a fee of one
pound. Licences are to be renewed annually. No new licence
is to be granted until the premises have been inspected and
reported upon. A person aggrieved by a refusal of a licence
has a right of appeal to the Minister of Housing and Local
Government.
The Act makes it an offence to sell or offer for sale
any article to which the Act applies which is upholstered
with unclean filling materials; secondhand articles are
excepted.
At the end of the year, eighteen premises had been
registered under the Act.
Eight samples of rag flock and other fillings were taken
during 1952 and submitted to the prescribed Analyst for
examination. Seven of the samples were satisfactory, but in
the remaining case the Analyst reported that the chlorine
content was 71 parts per 100,000 instead of the maximum allowed
of 30 parts per 100,000. The manufacturers of this sample were
notified and upon receipt of their explanation and in view of
the fact that the sample was otherwise clean and of good quality,
the Public Health Committee decided to take no further action.
Pet Animals Act. 1951
This Act came into operation on the 1st April, 1952, and
requires that no person shall keep a pet shop except under
the authority of a licence issued by the Borough Council and
in compliance with any conditions specified in the licence.
During the year, nine premises were licensed under the
Act. The general conditions for pet shops approved by the
Council are those recommended for their constituent councils
by the Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OP POOD
General
There are no abattoirs or slaughter-houses in the Borough,
and no killing of animals for human consumption is carried out.
Premises, where food is prepared, stored or exposed for
sale for human consumption, are frequently inspected. The