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Rag flock and other filling materials.
The conditions under which rag flock
and other filling materials arc used in upholstering
etc., particularly the cleanliness of the materials,
are controlled by the Rag Flock and Other Filling
Materials Act.
There is one trader in the district whose
business is within the scope of the Act and the
premises used have been registered.
Heating appliances and fireguards.
The Heating Appliances(Fireguards) Act
makes it compulsory for all gas, electric and oil
fires which are offered for sale to the public
to be fitted with satisfactory guards.
Visits were made to the local shops to
ensure that such fires offered for sale were
adequately protected.
Petroleum spirit and mixtures.
Twenty-five licences were granted
during the year, for the storage of a total
quantity of 45,540 gallons of petroleum spirit,
of which 45,300 gallons were kept in underground
tanks, each holding 500 gallons or more, and 230
gallons in smaller containers. Five new
underground tanks, storing 10,000 gallons were
installed, and the Council became the licensing
authority for an installation holding 7,000 gallons
which previously had been licensed by the Home
Office.
One hundred and sixty visits were made
to the stores in connection with these new installations
and generally for the safekeeping of petroleum
spirit.
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