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Offensive Trades
Type of Business Number of Register
Fat extractors 2
Manure manufacturer 1
Skin dressers 7
Fellmongers 3
Glue and size manufacturer 1
Thirty-two inspections of these premises were made.
Common Lodging Houses
There are six common lodging houses in the Borough, four for women and
two for men. 146 inspections were made during the course of the year.
Water Supply
The domestic water supply of the Borough, in which there is an estimated
number of 85,908 dwelling houses, is supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board.
The Board is the authority responsible for the purity of the supply which has
been satisfactory in quality and quantity throughout the year.
Hairdressers and Barbers
At the time of the amalgamation of the three metropolitan Boroughs to form
the London Borough of Southwark, there were 305 registered premises. 307
inspections were made during the year.
Feral Pigeons
Under licences granted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
narcotic treatment against feral pigeons was carried out at five sites in the
Borough.
The estimated total number of pigeons frequenting these sites was 1,030 and
837 were caught.
Pet Animals Act, 1951
Nineteen premises are registered under this Act and 75 inspections were
made during the year.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933
There are 173 persons included in the Council's list of sellers of Part II
poisons: 151 inspections were made.
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951
Two premises are licensed and 12 premises registered under the provisions
of the above Act. Twelve samples were taken during the year. One informal
sample of terylene wadding and one informal sample of curled poultry feathers
were found to be unsatisfactory. Formal samples taken later were found to comply
with the requirements of the Regulations.
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