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Rag Flock and other Filling Materials Act, 1951
This Act regulates the use of clean filling materials in
upholstered articles and other articles which are stuffed or lined.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Act makes it unlawful 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.
Sixteen inspections of these premises were made during the
year.
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 licences 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 (second-hand articles are
excepted.)
Thirteen samples of rag flock and other fillings were taken
during the year for analysis and the results were satisfactory,
except in the case of one sample of cotton felt. This was found
to contain a "true trash" content of 8.4% - the permitted maximum
being 7.5%. Appropriate warnings were given in this case.
Description
No. of samples
taken
Hair 2
Coir fibre 3
Woollen Felt 3
Cotton Felt 3
Sisal Pads 1
Algerian Fibre 1
Pet Animals Act, 1951
This Act requires that no person shall keep a pet shop
except under the authority of a licence issued by the Council and
in compliance with any conditions specified in the licence.
During the year, seven 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.
Health Education
Health education is being increasingly recognised as
a vital part of the public health service.