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SANITARY LEGISLATION.
Rag Flock Act Regulations, 1912 Dated June 8th, 1912
Whereas by Sub-section (1) of Section 1 of the Rag Flock Act, 1911
(hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), it is enacted as follows:—
"(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to sell or have in his
possession for sale flock manufactured from rags or to use for the
purpose of making any article of upholstery, cushions, or bedding
flock manufactured from rags or to have in his possession flock
manufactured from rags intended to be used for any such purpose,
unless the flock conforms to such standard of cleanliness as may
be prescribed by regulation to be made by the Local Government
Board, and if any person sells or uses or has in his possession flock
in contravention of this Act, he shall be liable on summary conviction
to a fine not exceeding, in the case of a first offence, ten
pounds, or in a case of a second or subsequent offence fifty
pounds."
Article I.—Flock shall be deemed to conform to the standard of
cleanliness for the purposes of sub-section (1) of Section 1 of the Act
when the amount of soluble chlorine, in the form of chlorides, removed
by thorough washing with distilled water at a temperature not exceeding
25 degrees Centigrade from not less than 40 grammes of a well-mixed
sample of flock, does not exceed 30 parte of chlorine in 100,000 parts of
the flock.
Seven samples of Rag Flock were procured during the year and
found to conform to the Regulations.
Regulations, dated April 11th, 1912, made by the Secretary
of State for Bronzing with Dry Metallic Powders in
Letterpress Printing, Lithographic Printing and Coating
of Metal Sheets.
Order of the Secretary of State, dated April 19th, 1912,
granting Special Exception:—Limewashing, etc.
Order of Local Government Board prescribing Regulations and
Restrictions for Admission of Non-Pauper Cases Suffering
from Puerperal Fever into the Hospitals of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board (see page 109).
As Above with respect to Whooping Cough (see page 126).
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