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The use of the animal slaughterhouse that had been licensed
for many years was discontinued during the year,
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act,1951
This Act provides for the licensing by the local authority of
all premises used for the manufacture and/or storage of filling
materials to which the Act applies, and for the registration of
certain premises where such materials are used in upholstering,
stuffing or lining of bedding, toys, baby carriages, etc,
There are no premises in the Borough where rag flock or other
filling materials are manufactured but 44 premises are registered
for the use of such materials in the trades conducted therein.
Pet Animals Act, 1951
The operation of this Act is probably of more importance in
Bethnal Green than in any other London Borough on account of the
Sunday morning dog market which has been held in Bethnal Green
for many years and which serves both vendors and purchasers
throughout the whole of the County of London and even beyond„
During the year 15 licences were granted in respect of shops
and 51 licenses in respect of stalls.
Eleven warning letters were sent in connection with various
infringements of the Act.
Clean Air Act, 1956.
During the year, the Council forwarded proposals to the
Ministry of Housing and Local Government for approval to the
making of an order declaring 136 acres of the Borough as a
Smoke Control Area. The Ministry has since given provisional
clearance to these proposals.
A large slum clearance area, comprising 373 privately owned
dwellinghouses, comes within the proposed smoke control area and
in view of the fact that its clearance is not likely to be
completed until 1960, the suggested date for the coming into
operation of the Smoke Control Order is Ist September, 1960.