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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 50, there being no licensed
premises. Five 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 sanitary conveniences in refreshment houses, 42
notices were served during the year requiring the provision of sanitary accommodation to comply
with the Council's standards.
There are 1,581 refreshment houses in the borough, 1,136 of which comply with the
Council's standards.
REFUSE DISPOSAL
The Cleansing Officer of the Council has kindly supplied some statistics relating to
refuse disposal for the year given on page 124
RENT ACT, 1957
Four applications under the Rent Act 1957 were received from tenants for certificates of
disrepair, 3 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 4,431 dwellings and other
premises requiring inspection 9,709 were found to be infested with nice or rats. Treatments
were carried out by the department's rodent control staff in 2,805 properties the charges for
servicing business premises amounting to £5,000 Business premises under regular servicing
contract with the Council numbered 231 at the end of the year.
Continuous baiting of the sewers, using fluoracetamide, is carried out throughout the year
by gangs of men consisting of one rodent operative and two sewermen from the Borough Engineer's
Department acting under the supervision of the Health Department's officers.
Statistics are given on page 195.
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