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REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN PREMISES
Premises which require to be registered because of the trade or business
which is carried on there are first inspected for suitability and after registration
periodical re-inspections are made.

Veterinary inspection of riding establishments is carried out by the
Veterinary Surgeon of the Corporation of London as an agent of the Council.
This Officer is also available for inspection of animal boarding establishments.
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT
Arrangements have been made for the Corporation of London, who have
the essential veterinary staff, to enforce all the necessary provisions of the Act,
as agents of the London Borough of Lambeth.
No formal action under the Act, or Orders made thereunder, was necessary
during the year.
CLEAN AIR
Smoke Control Orders made under the Clean Air Act 1956 now cover
4,947.36 acres and affect some 85,641 premises in the Borough.
The agreed programme to make Smoke Control Orders over the whole
Borough by 1975 continued during the year. In conversion from smoke producing
appliances, ratepayers continued to show a preference for gas or electricity
against solid smokeless fuel.
The checking of plans of new chimneys continued during the year to ensure
control of the emissions of the oxides of sulphur through chimneys of adequate
height.