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Three premises, at which filling and upholstering with new
materials is carried out, remained on the register at the end of the
year and one licence in respect of the manufacture of Rag Flock
was renewed.
Regulations prescribe the standards of cleanliness for each type
of filling material to which the Act applies and under the Rag Flock
and Other Filling Materials Regulations, 1951, 8 samples, three of
Rag Flock, two of Cotton Felt and one each of Kapok, Coir Fibre
and Cotton Mill Puff were obtained and submitted for examination.
All proved satisfactory.
Pet Animals Act, 1951.—This Act, introduced to regulate the
sale of pet animals with particular reference to their welfare prior
to sale, became operative from 1st April, 1952, since when it became
an offence to keep a pet shop except under licence from the Local
Authority.
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.
At the end of the year three licences were in operation and 9
inspections were carried out by the Public Health Inspectors in
connection with the issuing of such licences.
Land Charges Act, 1925.—Under this Act enquiries concerning
outstanding notices under the Public Health and Housing Acts
on properties in the Borough are received from time to time by the
Town Clerk. During the year 1.449 reports on such enquiries were
forwarded to his department.
Drainage and Sewerage.—During the year 405 drains were
tested, 422 were opened, cleansed or repaired and there were 766
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.
One hundred and sixty-one plans of drainage and other sanitary
works relating to existing and new buildings were examined and
approved.