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these means will advancement or regeneration of community
spirit and values be achieved. Reliance, by past planners, on
statistical evaluations of schemes has led too often to near disasters
in the economic, social and psychological fields. Although
planning must be recognised as an integral part of slum clearance
and rehousing, of new roadways and shopping complexes, of
parks and recreational facilities, etc., success lies in the hands of
dedicated officers who will apply existing legislation with appropriate
sincerity and sensitivity and with due regard to the wishes
of inhabitants without whose support all efforts will end in failure.
Beauty, enhancement and cleanliness of any neighbourhood
depends ultimately upon the energies and convictions of the
local authority ably supported by a well-informed electorate.
For all our advances in technology and material progress we
must recognise that there is a price to pay other than in cash.
We need to see that the cost is neither too high nor that it
results in a debasement of the quality of life. Health, man's
most precious possession, is largely dependent upon environmental
circumstances. Its promotion and maintenance, often in
an ambience of prejudice and sometimes of downright hostility
and with minimal resources, has been and will continue to be
the objective of this Directorate's preventive services. It can be
proud of its record to date.
New Legislation
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Regulations, 1971
These Regulations supersede the previous Regulations of 1961
and 1965 and prescribe: —
(a) the materials mentioned in Reg. 3 as filling materials (other
than those already listed in s. 33 of the Rag Flock and
Other Filling Materials Act, 1951) to which that Act applies;
(b) standards of cleanliness for each kind of filling material to
which the Act applies;
(c) Analysts for the purposes of tests under the Act, the fees
which may be charged by an analyst making such a test,
and the form in which a certificate of the results is to be
given; and
(d) the form in which records are to be kept by occupiers of
premises registered under the Act for the use of filling
materials, or licensed for the manufacturer or storage of rag
flock, the manner in which the records are to be kept and
the information which is to be recorded.