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Shops Act, 1950
The duties of the Public Health Inspectors under this Act differ
very widely in character. The health and welfare provisions embrace
sanitation, heating, ventilation, rest facilities, etc., but the Inspectors
are also the Council's authorised Officers for enforcing the statute
so far as it relates to hours of opening and closing, the weekly halfholiday
and early closing day, Sunday trading, the type of goods
which are prohibited from sale at certain times, the employment of
young persons, and the keeping of records. During 1959, 950 visits
were made to shops in the Borough, and 34 contraventions remedied.
National Assistance Act, 1948
Burial and Cremation of Dead
Section 50 of this Act places responsibility on a local authority
for the burial of persons who have died, or been found dead, in their
area where it appears that no suitable arrangements for disposal have
been made.
During 1959, it was necessary to take action under this Section
on two occasions.
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