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Miscellaneous (visits paid):
Animal Boarding Establishments Act 9
Diseases of Animals (Waste Food) Order 19
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act 15
Pet Animals Act 16
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 2
Riding Establishments Act 1
Massage Establishments 6
Infectious Disease:
Number of visits paid (including contacts) 482
Number of notices served:
Informal 639
Statutory 129
The main headings under which work was done may be noted as
follows:
Smoke Control Areas 7,894
Inspection of Food and Premises 3,307
General Sanitation 2,902
Housing 2,173
Infectious Diseases 482
Shops Act Inspections 457
Factories and Outworkers 219
Public Health Inspectors' Work.
The number of visits paid was reasonably comparable with those of
the previous year. The Smoke Control Area visits showed a substantial
diminution largely due to the timing of the Area planned. The housing
visits on the other hand showed a considerable increase.
Shops Act, 1950.
The number of shops on the register at the end of the year was 1,217.
92 notices were served during the year regarding contraventions of
the Act.
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 and Regulations, 1953.
During the year 15 visits were paid in this connection. 36 appliances
were tested (involving 49 tests) and all were found to be satisfactory.
Old Metal Dealers (Hornchurch) Order, 1956.
At the end of the year 15 persons had registered as Dealers in Old
Metal.
Noise Abatement Act, 1960.
One notice was served during the year in this connection,
Pet Animals Act, 1951.
16 visits were paid to the 9 Pet Shops in the District.
2 notices were served during the year relevant to the display of the