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VETERINARY INSPECTIONS
Mr. F. G. Buxton, m.r.c.v.s. the Veterinary Inspector has kindly
supplied me with details of his work in the Borough under the Contagious
Diseases of Animals Acts and Orders and the Pet Animals
Act, 1951:—
No licences were issued under the Contagious Diseases of Animals
Acts.
Five inspections were made under the Pet Animals Act, 1951.
2 at Pet Shop—St. James's Lane.
2 at Pet Shop—1 Clissold Cottages, Fortis Green.
1 at Pet Shop—46 Park Road.
Twelve inspections were carried out under the Fowl Pest Orders,
1936 & 1947, making a total of 95 fowls, 73 of which were confirmed by
the Ministry as having Fowl Pest.
As the Riding School in St. James's Lane was disbanded in November,
1952 no inspections were made under the Riding Establishment Act,
1939.
No action was necessary under the Tuberculosis Order of 1925.
INSPECTION OF FIREGUARDS
The Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 makes it an offence
to sell or hire or offer for sale or hire in the course of business any
heating appliance which is not fitted with a guard complying with the
standards prescribed by Regulations under the Act.
Regulations which were made in March, 1953 and came into operation
on the 1st October, 1953, require fireguards to be fitted to gas fires,
electric fires and oil heaters which are so designed that they are suitable
for use in residential premises and are of such a type that, without a
guard, there is likelihood of injury by burning. The standards of construction
and fitting for guards and the tests to be employed in ascertaining
whether guards comply with these standards are set out in the
Schedule to the Regulations.
Any heating appliances, other than imported appliances, manufactured
before the date of the coming into operation of the Regulations
and not fitted with the requisite guard may be sold or let for hire until
the end of September, 1954.
The prescribed tests are set out in the British Standard Specification,
1945 : 1953.
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