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RAG, FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS
The Rag, Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 requires the registration of premises where
filling materials are used in the manufacture of bedding, toys, baby carriages and other articles of
upholstery and the licensing of premises where Rag Flock is manufactured or stored for distribution.
Regulations made under the Act apply standards of cleanliness for filling materials and prescribe
the form of records to be kept by occupiers of registered or licensed premises.
Five premises registered under the Act were inspected and found to be satisfactory.
SWIMMING POOLS
There are 4 public swimming establishments as follows:—
Squires Lane, Finchley (indoor).
High Road, North Finchley.
Daws Lane, Mill Hill, N.W.7.
Goldsmith Avenue, West Hendon.
All establishments are equipped with modern filtration and chlorination plants.
During 1967 there were more than 366,000 visitors to these pools including nearly 70,000 school
children.
Whilst the indoor swimming pool is generally available throughout the whole of the year, the
season for the three open air pools is usually from the end of April to the middle of September.
Nine schools have teaching pools provided either by the Education Authority or by parent-teacher
associations. There is also one privately owned pool which is open to the public.
Samples taken by the Public Health Inspectors from all pools, additional to the daily checks
made by the operating staffs, show that a generally high bacteriological standard was maintained.
Public slipper baths are available at 3 sites in the Borough:-
Cloister Road, Childs Hill
Borthwick Road, West Hendon
Squires Lane, Finchley.
At prescribed times, Old Age Pensioners may have the free use of washing facilities at certain
establishments.
SANITARY CONVENIENCES
There are 29 male and 27 female public conveniences adjoining the highways and 37 male and
37 female conveniences within the curtilage of the Council's parks and open spaces. 78 of these
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