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The conduct of the business of poultry slaughtering is governed by byelaws made by
the former London County Council, the premises being subject to the provisions of Section
107 of the Public Health Act, 1936 dealing with restrictions on establishment of offensive
trades.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951
This Act, designed to secure the use of clean filling materials in articles which
are upholstered, stuffed or lined, requires the licensing or registration, as the case
may be, of premises where rag flock is manufactured or stored or filling materials used.
Regulations made under the act prescribe standards of cleanliness for filling materials.
Premises registered for the use of filling materials number 49, there being no licensed
premises. Fourteen samples of filling materials were obtained from registered premises
during the year and all were reported as satisfactory.
REFRESHMENT HOUSES
In connection with the provisions of Section 89 of the Public Health Act, 1936 and
Section 80 of the Public Health Act, 1961 relating to the provisions of sanitary conveniences
in refreshment houses, the Council in May this year adopted a set of standards
for sanitary accommodation, as recommended by the Medical Officer of Health, to be required
in such premises.
There are 1,477 refreshment houses in the borough, 515 of which comply with the
Council's standards. Notices were served requiring additional accommodation in 18 premises,
three being complied with at the end of the year.
REFUSE DISPOSAL
The Cleansing Officer of the Council has kindly supplied some statistics relating to
refuse disposal for the year, given on page 127.
RENT ACT, 1957
Six applications under the Rent Act 1957 were received from tenants for certificates
of disrepair, 4 certificates being issued.
RODENT CONTROL
In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Food, statistics on rodent control work for surface infestations carried out by the department
during the year were submitted to the Ministry. In this period, out of 3,777dwellings
and other premises requiring inspection 2,964 were found to be infested with mice or rats.
68.