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Apart from visits arranged by the Technical Colleges, further visits of interest
were arranged by the Inspectorial Staff in the Department, These included visits to new
building projects, licensed and unlicensed caravan sites in Kent, prefabricated building
factories, salmon curing plant, an egg processing plant, common and seamen's lodging
houses (day and night visits), practical meat inspection and handling, inspection of fish
at Billingsgate Market (early morning). Many more visits were made in the company of
Public Health Inspectors during the normal course of their work,"
CLEAN AIR
Two smoke control orders became operative during the year, namely the Tower Hamlets No.
3 Order made on 11th May 1967, and Tower Hamlets No, 4 Order made on 28th September 1967. The
orders came into operation on the 1st July 1968 and the whole of the Borough is now covered by
Smoke Control Orders;
As the result of schemes of modernisation, amendment of development programmes and or additions
to the slum clearance programme, six variation orders to exempt premises not previously
exempted from smoke control orders became operative during the year.
The proposed installation of 1,004 heating appliances was approved for the purpose of
grant during the year, the estimated grants totalling £9,100
Discretionary grants in respect of the 30 per cent balance of cost of works of adaptation
to heating appliances in dwellings were approved by the Committee in two cases, on grounds of
hardship
Under the provisions of Sect ion 3(3) of the Clean Air Act 1956 furnaces may not be installed
in buildings unless notice of proposal to install has been given to the Council, Notices were
given to the Council of proposals to install furnaces in two premises, applications for prior
approval under Section 3(2) being submitted and approved in two instances.
DISEASES OF ANIMALS
The Corporation of London, through its veterinary officers and inspectors, carried out on
an agency basis duties imposed on the Council under the Diseases of Animals Act 1959 and
associated acts, Pet Animals Act 1951, Performing Animals Act 1925 and the Animal Boarding
Establishments Act 1965. .
Visits were paid during the year to the 18 poultry slaughterhouses and 12 live poultry
dealers in the borough. Each of 14 pet shops received quarterly visits and a routine inspection
regarding renewal of licence was made of an animal boarding establishment. Close attention has
been paid to the animal market held on Sunday mornings in Club Row, and visits of inspection
made at frequent intervals On several occasions investigations were carried out following
complaints by individual members of the public and on one occasion by the Royal Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Following a suspected case of psittacosis in a man who had previously purchased four
budgerigars from pet shops in the area, all such shops were visited and information obtained
as to the numbers of imported birds on their premises.
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