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Pet Animals Act, 1951
During the year 18 premises were licensed as pet shops. In the
main, the sale of pets at these premises consists of cage birds and
tropical and coldwater fish. In general it has been found that pets are
kept for sale under conditions which do not call for any particular
comment and in no case has it been found necessary to attach special
conditions to any licence which has been issued.
Water Certificates
Under the provisions of section 95 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936, an occupied house without a proper and sufficient water
supply is a nuisance and if a dwelling.house, is unfit for human
habitation. Further it is not lawful to occupy a house as a dwelling.
house, subject to certain provisos, until the sanitary authority has
certified that it has a proper and sufficient supply of water.
Certificates were issued in respect of 97 premises and 3 blocks of
flats certifying that under the provisions of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936, a proper and sufficient supply of water had been provided.
Factories
Section 7 of the Factories Act, 1937, requiring the provision of
sufficient and suitable sanitary conveniences is enforced by the council
in all factories, whether mechanical power is used in the factory or not.
The provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 relating to cleanliness,
overcrowding, the maintenance of a reasonable temperature, the
securing of adequate ventilation of workrooms and the furnishing of
adequate means for draining floors where wet processes are carried on,
are enforced by the council in factories in which mechanical power is
not used. The provisions of section 7 are also applied to certain building
operations and works of engineering construction, etc.
A local authority is required to keep a register of factories with
respect to which it is responsible for the enforcement of any of the
provisions mentioned above. 'Close cooperation is maintained with HM
Inspectors of Factories in that any defaults found by them during the
course of their visits and for which it is the duty of the local authority
to secure that remedial measures are taken, are notified to the 'health
department. Similarly the sanitary inspectors notify HM Inspectors
of any contraventions of the provisions of the Act which come within
their jurisdiction. HM Inspectors also forward to the health department
details relating to the establishment of new factories, the introduction
of mechanical power and other information which may come to their
notice and which appears to affect factories subject to the control of
the local authority.
Special attention is paid to factories which provide canteens.
These factories are visited by the council's food inspectors and the
opportunity is taken to discuss with the canteen staff the various
requirements needed to maintain a good standard in food hygiene.
The medical officer of health is required in his annual report to the
local authority to report specifically on the administration of, and
furnish prescribed particulars with respect to, the matters under
part I (factories) and part VIII (outworkers) which are administered by
the local authority. Details follow: —