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RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT. 1951
This Act requires
(a) the registration of premises where specified filling materials are
used and
(b) the annual licensing of premises where rag flock is manufactured
or stored
Twenty-seven premises were on the Council's register at the end of the
year and two licences were renewed in respect of storage for the year 1956.
During 1955 the Council* s sanitary inspectors paid 31 visits to these
premises and took 14 samples, as follows, all of which were subjected to the
tests prescribed by the Regulations and found to be satisfactory:-
Cotton felt 1
Coir fibre 3
Grey hair 2
Hair and fibre 2
Rag flock 2
Curled hair 2
Woollen mixture 1
Re-cleansed hair 1
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