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Kensington 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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to use prescribed filling materials except on premises
registered by a local authority. The exceptions are in the
remaking and reconditioning of any article or 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. At
the end of the year, there were nineteen registered premises
in the borough.
The Act further provides that no rag flock shall be
delivered to registered premises except from premises licensed
for manufacturing rag flock or used as a store for rag flock.
A local authority on receiving from the occupier of premises
an application for the grant or renewal of an annual licence
authorising him to manufacture rag flock or to use his premises
as a rag flock store, may grant or renew the licence on payment
of a fee of one pound. No licenses have been issued in
Kensington.
If on registered premises there are unclean filling
materials, the occupier shall be guilty of an offence; and
it is also an offence to sell or offer for sale any article
which is upholstered with unclean filling materials (secondhand
articles are excepted.)
Fifteen samples of rag flock and other fillings were taken during the year with the following results:-
| Description | No. of samples taken | Satisfac-tory | Unsatis-factory | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feathers and down | 1 | 1 | Impurities exceeded maximum permitted. Occupier warned. | |
| Hair | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fibre | 1 | 1 | ||
| Rag flock | 5 | 4 | 1 | Impurities exceeded maximum permitted. Premises not regist-rable under Act. |
| Cotton felt | 1 | 1 | ||
| Coir fibre | 3 | 3 | ||
| Woollen mixture felt | 2 | 2 | ||
| Algerian fibre | 1 | - | 1 | Contained insects mites and larvae. Disinfested by Council. Premises not registrable under Act. |
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.