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(2) A children's paddling pool of some 60,000 gallons
capacity is situated within the Belvedere recreation ground at
Woolwich Road.
The pool is regularly emptied and cleansed, and during
the summer months, is regularly and methodically dosed
with chloros.
D (5)g Offensive Trades
Fish frying was declared to be an offensive trade in this
area on 17th March, 1939 and bye-laws were made accordingly.
Other than 14 fried fish premises, no statutory offensive trades
which are enumerated in Section 107 of the Public Health
Act 1936 exist.
D (5)h Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951
This Act is designed to secure that clean filling materials
are used in the upholstery trade, and whilst there are no manufacturing
premises subject to licensing in the Borough, two
premises exist where filling materials are utilised and which are
registered by the Local Authority. Apart from the incumbent
duties of licensing and registration, the operation of this Act
includes the inspection of premises and the sampling of rag
flock. In this regard, several visits were made to registered
and other premises and two samples submitted to the Prescribed
Analyst were reported upon satisfactorily.
D (5)i Pet Animals Act, 1951
There are 6 pet animal shops in the Borough and these
are subject to annual licensing. All the premises are conducted
in a satisfactory manner and in accordance with the
statutory requirements.
D (5)j Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act 1952
Regulations made under the above Act came into operation
on 1st October and this statute requires that fireguards
must be fitted to the domestic type of gas fires, electric fires
and oil heaters and on which the absence of such an approved
guard would be a contributory factor to the menace of injury
by burning. The Regulations prescribe the requisite standards
of construction, fitting of guards, and the tests to be employed
in determining whether or not the guards comply with the
approved standards. Heating appliances, other than imported
fitments, manufactured prior to the date of the commencement