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Houses Let in Lodgings.
At the end of the year there were 758 houses on the Register.
These are regularly inspected and cleansing notices served annually
in accordance with the bye-laws.
No new houses were added to the Register.
Apart from the annual inspection, frequent visits are paid to
these premises in connection with nuisances, infectious diseases and
other matters.
1,792 visits were paid last year in connection with the bye-laws.
Rag Flock.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1936, prohibits the sale or
use, for the purpose of making any article of upholstery, cushions
or bedding, of unclean flock manufactured from rags.
The expression "flock manufactured from rags" is defined
in the Act as flock which has been produced wholly or partly by
tearing up woven or knitted or felted materials, whether old or
new, but does not include flock obtained wholly in the process of
scouring and finishing of newly-woven or newly-knitted or
newly-felted fabrics.
Wool and fibre is now being used very largely in the place of
rag flock. Samples of rag flock taken from time to time have been
submitted to the Public Analyst, and have been satisfactory.
Street Traders.
There were at the end of the year 358 persons engaged
in street trading within the Borough. It was arranged during
the year that all applications for licences to trade in food-stuffs
should be referred to the Health Committee in order that before
issuing the licence, the Health Department could investigate the
places of storage to see whether they are satisfactory. When
the place of storage is outside the Borough this information has
been supplied by the Health Department of the Boroughs concerned.
This procedure has enabled the Department to effect any
improvements in the places of storage before issuing licences.