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LEGISLATION
Some new legislation affecting public health came into force during
the year.
The Public Health Act, 1961 gives added powers to deal with sewers,
drains and sanitary conveniences; storage accommodation in new houses
and in existing houses; provision of bathrooms in new houses and in
conversions; the removal of accumulations of rubbish on vacant sites;
further powers to control the spread of infection; the power to reduce the
numbers of pigeons and the making of bye-laws as to hairdressers and
barbers.
The Home Safety Act, 1961 empowers a local authority to promote
home safety by publishing information and giving advice, and to make
grants to any non-profit making body whose activities aim at promoting
home safety.
In the Middlesex County Council Act, 1961 the powers of chief interest
are those relating to streams, and the prohibition of the emission of dark
smoke from any industrial premises.
The Factory Act, 1961 which contains provisions imposing duties on
local authorities, relating to minimum requirements for health in factories,
does not come into force until the 1st April, 1962.