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Shops Act, 1950
Inspection of shops in the Borough has been carried out and
complaints and contraventions dealt with.
Particulars in regard to shops on the Register are as follows :—
Number on Register at beginning of 1953 940
Number closed 11
New shops 13
Number on Register at end of 1955 942
Changes of occupancy 62
The number of persons observing the Jewish Sabbath and
registered in accordance with the provisions of Section 53 of the
Act was eleven.
Water Supply
During the year the water supply of the Borough has been
satisfactory in quality and in quantity. The bulk of the water is
supplied by the Barnet District Water Company and copies of reports
on 12 samples which were taken by the Company during the year and
submitted for bacteriological examination to the Counties Public
Health Laboratory were forwarded to me. In all cases the results
were satisfactory.
All dwelling-houses in the Borough are supplied with water from
public water mains direct to the houses with the exception of 4 houses
serving a population of 10 which are served by standpipes.
Pollution of Streams and Watercourses
Further investigations have been carried out regarding the
pollution of streams in and adjoining the district and in connection
therewith, a number of soil fittings were found to be connected to the
surface water sewers and appropriate action was taken for these to
be made to discharge into the soil sewers.
Smoke Abatement
The factory chimneys in the area have been kept under observation
and generally little nuisance from smoke or grit has occurred.
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