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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
The autumn saw the start of a countrywide outbreak of fowl pest. Special
Orders declaring infected areas were made by the Minister in an effort to
contain the outbreak. No cases were notified during 'the year in the Enfield
area. No other oases of notifiable diseases occurred in animals within the
area during the year.
Diseases of Animals
(Waste Food) Order 1957
The Diseases of Animals (Waste Food) Order 1957 requires licensing
where plant and equipment are used for the boiling of waste foods for
animal feeding. There are fourteen pig keepers within the borough and
their premises are inspected periodically by the public health inspectors.
Only three of these use plant and equipment for the boiling of waste foods
and they are licensed for that purpose.
Riding Establishments
Act, 1964
Riding Establishments
Act 1970
The Riding Establishments Act 1964 empowers a local authority to inspect
premises used as riding establishments and to license them if satisfactory.
These powers were further extended by the Riding Establishments Act 1970,
which sets out the conditions local authorities are required to take into
account when considering applications.
Provisional licences may be granted in cases where it is considered that
full licences are not justified. The provisions of the new Act are operative
from the 1st January, 1971.
There were five licensed establishments in the Borough at the end of the
year.
Pet Animals Act 1951
Under the Pet Animals Act 1951, persons keeping a pet shop must be
licensed by the local authority. The licence contains conditions relating to
suitable accommodation for the livestock, provision of food and drink,
avoidance of the sale of mammals at too early an age, prevention of
infectious disease, and fire precautions. Eighteen persons were licensed
at the end of the year and their premises had been inspected and were
found to be satisfactory.
Animal Boarding
Establishments Act 1963
The Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963 provides that no person may
keep boarding establishments for dogs or cats without a licence from the
local authority.
In addition to provisions similar to those required by the Pet Animals Act
1951 the person licensed must keep a register of animals and their owners.
Three persons were licensed to keep an animal boarding establishment.
The premises were inspected and were found to be satisfactory.
Ionising Radiations
Radioactive Substances
Acts 1948-1960
Nuclear Installations
Act 1954
A tomic Energy
Authority Acts
1954-1959:
The legislation governing the use of radioactive substances, registration
of users, and disposal of wastes includes the Radioactive Substances Acts
1948-1960, the Nuclear Installations Act 1954, Atomic Energy Authority
Acts 1954-1959 and the Nuclear Installations (Licensing and Insurance)
Act 1959.
Nuclear Installations
(Licensing and
Insurance) Act 1959
There are at present fourteen users of radioactive materials in the borough
registered with the Department of the Environment.
National arrangements exist for dealing with incidents involving radioactive
substances, e.g. damage to containers on premises where expert assistance
is not immediately available, or accidents to vehicles carrying radioactive
substances. No such incidents were reported during the year.
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