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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.
(xi) Smoke, etc., Abatement.— Complaints were received of alleged
smoke nuisance from 9 factories in the Ilford Lane. Green Lane, Roding
Lane. Grove Road and Newbury Park areas. Regular observations were
maintained and investigations carried out. In 5 instances no emission was
noted which would have enabled action to be taken under the Public
Health Act, 1936, but one statutory and two informal notices were served
in the other instances.
(xii) Public Health Act, 1936.— Section 154.—Three instances were
reported in 1953, of one person exchanging articles for rags received from
children under the age of 14 years.
Legal proceedings were taken in two instances. In the first, where
toys were being exchanged, the defendant was fined £2 and ordered to pay
£1 1s. 0d. costs. In the other, where goldfish were being exchanged, the
magistrates refused to convict the defendant. An appeal was lodged in
the High Court but the decision of the magistrates, that a goldfish was
not an " article " within the meaning of the Act, was upheld. No order
was made as to costs.
(xiii) Land Charges Act, 1925.—During the year 3,653 enquiries were
dealt with under this act,
SECTION D.—HOUSING.
(i) Overcrowding.—No notices were served during 1953.
(ii) Clearance Areas.—As a result of a housing survey the Council
declared an area to be a Clearance Area, the land to be acquired under
a Compulsory Purchase Order with a view to redevelopment of the site
for re-housing purposes.
(iii) HOUSING STATISTICS.
1. Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year:—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 2,452
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 15,257
(2) (o) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
head (1) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 and 1932 3
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 250
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation Nil
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred
to under the preceding sub-head) found not to
be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 1,833