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sold under conditions which do not expose them to cruelty or
unnecessary discomfort. Pour premises are licensed under the
Act and 6 visits were made by the Public Health Inspectors to
secure compliance with the conditions of the Licence.
Agriculture (Safety, Health & Welfare Provisions) Act, 1956.
Sections 3(1) and 5 of this Act, relating to the provision
and maintenance of sanitary conveniences for agricultural workers
are enforced by the Public Health Inspectors and in this district,
which is still partly rural, serve a useful purpose.
Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907.
Section 86 of this Act, requiring dealers in marine stores
and scrap metal to be registered with the local authority, has
been adopted by the Council, Registered premises of which there
are five, are visited from time to time and the records which
are required to be kept, inspected.
Swimming Pools.
There is no public swimming pool in the district.
A practice pool at a local secondary school is equipped
with automatic dosing equipment and continuous filtration.
A swimming pool is one of the amenities at an hotel in the
district. Continuous filtration and automatic chlorination is
carried out.
Samples of water from both these pools were taken regularly
and only one sample out of fifteen at the school and two out of
fifteen at the hotel, were unsatisfactory. These results show
that the arrangements for purification of the water were working
satisfactorily.
Official Searches.
During the year 1362 applications for information from
persons proposing to acquire premises in the district were dealt
with. Each one required answers to questions about sanitary
notices or orders (outstanding or contemplated), Smoke Control
Orders, Certificates of Disrepair and Slum Clearance.
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