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The Act defines " the keeping of a pet shop " as the carrying
on at premises of any nature (including a private dwelling) of a
business of selling animals as pets and as including the keeping of
animals in such premises with a view to their being sold in the
course of such business, whether by the keeper thereof or by any
other person. The term " animal " includes any form of vertebrate.
" Premises " includes any stall or barrow in a market but not any
stall elsewhere or any part of a street or public place.
Licences, renewable annually, are issued on payment of 10/and
are valid to the 31st December of each year.
When considering applications for licences, attention must be
paid by the Council to the following conditions :—
(a) that animals will at all times be kept in accommodation suitable
as regards size, temperature, lighting, ventilation and
cleanliness ;
(b) that animals will be adequately supplied with suitable food and
drink and (so far as necessary) visited at suitable intervals.
(c) that mammals will not be sold at too early an age ;
(d) that all reasonable precautions will be taken to prevent spread
of infectious disease among animals ;
(e) that appropriate steps will be taken in case of fire or other
emergency.
In this connection a schedule concerning the method of securing
these conditions was drawn up by the Metropolitan Boroughs'
Standing Joint Committee and was adopted by the Council in its
entirety.
During the year four applications for renewal of licences were
received and approved. Nine inspections were carried out by the
Sanitary Inspectors in connection with the issuing of such licences.
Drainage and Sewerage.—During the year 425 drains were
tested, 322 were opened, cleansed or repaired and there were 885
constructions and re-constructions, alterations and improvements
effected.
Only two cesspools remain in use in the Borough and under
the Borough Engineer's direction these are emptied on request.
Eighty-four plans of drainage and other sanitary works relating
to existing and new buildings were examined and approved.
Water Supply.—The whole of the Borough is supplied with
water by the Metropolitan Water Board which is a Statutory undertaking,
and the responsibility for its purity rests with that Authority.