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No certificates were issued during 1952.
(ix) Rag, Flock and other Filling Materials Act, 1951.—This Act,
which came into operation on 1st November, 1951, and repealed the Rag
Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928, is designed to secure the use of clean filling
materials in upholstered articles and other articles which are stuffed or lined,
and for purposes connected therewith.
The Council is a Local Authority for the purpose of the Act, and
delegated its powers under the Act to the Public Health Committee. The
Medical Officer of Health and Sanitary Inspectors are authorised officers
for all the purposes of the Act by virtue of their appointments.
It is unlawful, except on premises registered by the Local Authority,
to use filling materials, specified in the Act, for any form of upholstery
activities, subject to certain exceptions such as the re-making or reconditioning
of any article, etc. Registration has been granted in respect of 14
premises.
The occupier of registered premises may only obtain "rag flock" from
premises licensed under the Act, either for the manufacture of rag flock or
as a rag flock store. One licence was granted in 1952.
The Act requires records to be kept on all registered and licensed
premises and prohibits the selling or offering or exposing for sale of any
articles containing unclean materials.
An authorised officer of the Local Authority has right of entry for the
purpose of inspection and is empowered to take samples from all registered
and licensed premises.
The Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Regulations, 1951, prescribe
standards of cleanliness, analysts who may undertake analyses and the fees
to be paid to them, the form of certificate of test to be given by the prescribed
Analyst, the records to be kept and the procedure, etc., for taking
and treatment of samples.
(x) Smoke, etc., Abatement.—Complaints were received of alleged
smoke nuisance from 6 factories in the Ilford Lane, Green Lane, Grove
Road and Newbury Park areas. Regular observations were maintained and
investigations carried out. In 3 instances no emission was noted which
would have enabled action to be taken under the Public Health Act, 1936,
but informaf notices were served in the other 3 instances.
(xi) Public Health Act, 1936.—Section 154.—One instance was
reported in 1952, of a person exchanging articles for rags received from
children under the age of 14 years, in contravention of the Public Health
Act, 1936.
(xii) Land Charges Act, 1925.—During the year 3,392 enquiries were
dealt with under this act.
(xiii) Under Section 25 of the Burial Act, 1857, one exhumation licence
was issued by H.M. Home Office. An officer of the Public Health Department
was present to ensure that the conditions of the licence with regard
to due care, attention to decenly, liming, etc., were satisfactorily complied
with.
(xiv) Squatters.—A sanitary nuisance arose following the occupation
of a hutted camp site at Woodford Bridge Road by squatters. Preliminary
notices under the Public Health Act, 1936, were served upon the respective
families requiring them to vacate the huts in order to abate the sanitary
nuisance.