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Houses Let in Lodgings.
At the end of the year there were 742 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.
1,699 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. Three samples of rag flock were submitted to the Public
Analyst last year, and were found satisfactory.
Street Traders.
There were at the end of the year 323 persons engaged in
street trading in foodstuffs within the Borough. It was arranged
during the year that all applications for licences to trade in foodstuffs
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. 573
inspections were made for that purpose. 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.