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D (5)h Offensive Trades
Other than 12 fish frying establishments, there are no
scheduled offensive trades under Section 107 of the Public
Health Act 1936. Fish frying was declared to be an offensive
trade on the 17th March 1939, and bye-laws were made
accordingly.
All the businesses are well conducted and the frying
apparatus is of modern and approved pattern.
D (5)i 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 Dremises 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 Act provides for the inspection
of premises and the sampling of rag flock.
In this regard, several visits were made, and two samples
were submitted to the Prescribed Analyst, with satisfactory
results.
D (5)j Pet Animals Act 1951
This Act contains welfare provisions with a view to
securing humane conditions at premises where pet animals
are sold. Of this type of shop, 5 now exist, 2 being discontinued
during the year. The five licensed premises are well conducted,
and one complaint regarding the tethering of puppies
was unconfirmed.
All the premises have been visited by an officer of the
R S.P.C.A. during the year.
D (5)k Camping Sites
There are no summer camping sites within the Borough.
At the end of the year, no licences were operative under
Section 269, Public Health Act 1956.
The area has been free from indiscriminate caravan
squatters during the year.
D (5)1 Hop pickers
There are no hop fields in the district.
D (5)m Rodent control
Two full time operatives are employed on rodent control
in accordance with the provisions of Circular N.S.I9.
During the year, the district has been free from any
major infestation, but many complaints were received from
industrial and private sources, each of which was visited,
treated where necessary and an appropriate charge made for