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kept on commodities sold under proprietary names containing other poisons
mentioned on the list.
No action was necessary for any offences under the Acts.
Pet Animals Act 1951
18 applications for licences were received and granted during the
year. All the premises were kept under observation.
Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963
2 applications for licences were received and granted during the
year. Both the premises were kept under observation.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1959
Section 22 of the above Act forbids the use of land within the Borough
as sites for moveable dwellings unless licensed by the Council.
The Council may also attach to any licence granted under this Section
such conditions as they think fit with respect to the number and class of
caravans kept on the site, the space between such dwellings, fire protection,
prevention of nuisance from noise, and for securing adequate water supplies
and sanitary conditions.
Two sites for which licences are issued to private individuals house
6 caravans.
Hairdressers and Barbers
Under Section 21 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act,
1967, as from the appointed day, no person shall carry on the business of
a hairdresser or barber on any premises in a Borough unless he/she is
registered for those premises by the Borough Council. (The appointed day
for the London Borough of Hammersmith was 1st April, 1968).
By the end of the year, 170 premises were registered.
All new applicants are asked to display on their premises, in addition
to the statutory requirements of certificate of registration and byelaws,
a copy of their price-lists.
Summonses - Proceedings instituted during the year
Public Health Acts 46
Food & Drugs Act, 1955, and
Regulations made-thereunder 62
Housing Act 1
Offices Shops & Railway Premises Act 5
Sewerage
The main sewers and the sewer disposal system in London are the
responsibility of the Greater London Council. Rainwater and soil sewage
are carried in the same sewers, but the arrangements for Hammersmith are
not yet adequate inasmuch as some basements in the Borough are liable to
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