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Offensive Trades
There are two premises in the Borough carrying on offensive trades
one being the business of a fur skin dresser and the other a poultry
slaughterhouse.
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 40 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 14 licences were granted in respect of shops and
52 licences in respect of stalls.
Nine warning letters were sent in connection with various
infringements of the Act.
Clean Air Act, 1956
During the year the Council has given much attention to the
establishment of smoke control areas in the Borough, as they consider
that the opportunity of making the atmosphere of the Borough smoke
free is one of the biggest and most worthwhile public health measures
for a very long time. In November the Council made their first