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Separate quarters are provided for the Deputy Keeper and staff
but, generally, the common sleeping rooms are on the upper floors the
kitchen dining room and office are on the ground floor and the washing
facilities and lockers are in the basement. The main sanitary
accommodation is situated in the ground floor yard: but additional
toilet facilities are also provided on each bedroom floor.
Eighteen visits of inspection were made during the year.
Shops
A duty is placed on the Council by the Shops Act, 1950 to carry
out inspections of retail and wholesale shops and warehouses to ensure
that adequate sanitary accommodation is provided and that sufficient
means of ventilation and heating are provided and maintained.
A register of shops is kept in the department and during the year
234 visits were paid by the Public Health Inspectors. In 7 instances
notices were served on the occupiers requiring various matters to be
dealt with.
There are a number of exemption certificates in force which have
been granted by the Council in the past allowing the use of sanitary
accommodation elsewhere than on the premises owing to restricted space.
One application for an exemption certificate was received in 1957.
The construction of many new shops and the modernisation of others
has had the effect of raising the standards of shops generally.
Rag and Bone Dealers
There are 7 premises in the borough dealing in rags waste paper,
metal and similar articles but none is known to deal in bones. The
operation of the London County Council Bye Laws in respect of Rag and
Bone Dealers is therefore technically not possible. Five visits were
paid to such premises during the year, however, and no nuisances were
observed.
Rag Flock
Four premises in the Borough are licensed for the manufacture or
storage of rag flock and 8 premises registered to use filling materials
under the Rag Flock & Other Filling Materials Act, 1957. Regular
inspections of these premises were made during the year with a total
of 10 visits.
Eight samples of various types of filling materials were taken
during the year and submitted to the approved analyst. All these
passed the cleanliness standard.