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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Canal Boats Act.
During the year 32 inspections of Canal Boats were made,
but it was not necessary to serve any notices, as on inspection
the condition of all the boats was found to be satisfactory .
Statement of Work done under the Rag Flock Act, 1911
This Act, which came into force in July, 1912, is an Act to
prohibit the sale and use of unclean flock manufactured from rags
for the manufacture of certain articles.
The Act makes it unlawful for any person to sell, or have in
his possession for sale, or to use for the purpose of making any
article of upholstery, cushions, or bedding, flock manufactured
from rags unless the flock conforms to such standard of cleanliness
as prescribed by Regulations made by the Local Government
Board.
The Act also provides for the taking of samples and for penalties
in cases of conviction.
The standard of cleanliness fixed by the Local Government
Board is as follows:—
Rag Flock Regulations, 1912.
Article I. Flock shall be deemed to conform to the standard
of cleanliness for the purposes of Sub-section (1) of Section 1
of the Act when the amount of soluble chlorine, in the form
of chlorides, removed by thorough washing with distilled
water at a temperature not exceeding 25 degrees Centigrade
from not less than 40 grammes of a well mixed sample of
flock, does not exceed 30 parts of chlorine in 100,000 parts
of the flock.
20 workshops were visited by the Inspector and the materials
used for bedding and upholstery were examined.