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At the end of the year seven premises in the West division were noted
as not being fully satisfactory with regard to cleanliness and in another
three the sanitary accommodation was also not fully satisfactory.
Untidiness previously noted in two cases had much improved. Three
premises were noted in the North division where cleanliness was not
fully satisfactory and two where sanitary accommodation required
improvement. Untidiness or poor sanitary accommodation previously
noted had been improved in five cases. In the South division one
premises was noted for cleanliness and one for sanitary accommodation
as not being fully satisfactory. In seven other cases untidiness or poor
sanitary accommodation had improved.
In the opinion of the sanitary inspector, the general standard of
cleanliness and the accommodation used has much improved over the
years. The impression is that only women with fairly good and
comfortable home conditions are attempting to get outwork and that
only the better class of work is being given out; the cheaper goods
are being massproduced in factories.
Dog nuisances
The Council operates a byelaw to prevent the fouling of the public
footpath by dogs. The form of the byelaw is as follows:—
(1) No person being in charge of a dog in any street or public place having
the dog on a lead shall allow or permit such dog to deposit its
excrement upon the public footway.
(2) Any person offending against this byelaw shall be liable to a penalty
not exceeding forty shillings.
Complaints are sometimes received from members of the public
and the police, but difficulty is experienced in enforcing the byelaw
owing to the fact that it only relates to dogs which are on a lead, and
possibly from the reluctance of witnesses to appear in court to give
evidence.
Two complaints were received during the year. A warning letter
was sent in one case, and legal proceedings were taken with respect to
the other, a fine of ten shillings being imposed.
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951
This Act came into force on November 1, 1951, and repealed the
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928 and section 136 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936. The Act is designed to secure the use of clean
filling materials in upholstered articles and other articles which are
stuffed or lined.
It is an offence, subject to certain provisos, to use filling materials
to which the Act applies for upholstery purposes except on premises
registered by a local authority, and rag flock for filling can only be
manufactured and stored on licensed premises. The local authority
is required to maintain a register of premises used for upholstery and of
premises used for the manufacture and storage of rag flock and to
maintain a list of licences in respect of premises used for the storage
of rag flock. Various penalties are prescribed for noncompliance with
the provisions of the Act.