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6. Baker fined £10. with £5. 5s. costs, payable to the retailer, for selling to the retailer
a mould affected apple turnover.
7. Dairy fined £20. with £7. 7s. costs for selling mouldy pancakes.
8. Baker fined £20. with £6. 6s. costs for selling a custard tart containing a fly.
9. Greengrocer fined £10. with £5. 5s. costs for smoking whilst handling food.
Fifty-four complaints were received about unsound food purchased from retailers
in the Borough.
INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
Factories.
All factory premises are inspected periodically to ensure that suitable sanitary
accommodation is provided. Factory premises where mechancial power is not used
are inspected to see that they are kept clean, are not overcrowded, are sufficiently
ventilated and that floors are adequately drained.
Most of the 332 factories in the Borough are engaged in light industry. The
number of persons employed ranges from just over 600 in the largest to one or two
in the smallest.
Outworkers.
Under Section 110 of the Factories Act, 1937, the occupier of every factory has
to submit to the local authority twice a year lists of outworkers directly employed by
him in the business, outside the factory. The number of outworkers in the Borough
in 1964 was 121.
HOUSING
Further progress was made during the year in dealing with unfit houses.
Closing or Demolition Orders were made in respect of 6 unfit houses and an
undertaking was accepted from the owner not to use 1 house for human habitation.
One Closing Order was amended and one Closing Order determined following
works which rendered one room in a basement and all rooms in another basement fit
for human habitation.
Section IV of the Housing Act, 1964, which deals with Houses in Multiple
Occupation came into force on the 16th August, 1964.
This section now re-instates the penalty clause for non-compliance of a notice
served under Section 15 of the Housing Act, 1961.
Rent Act, 1957.
During the year 4 applications were received for certificates of disrepair. Two
certificates were issued and in 2 cases an undertaking was given by the landlord under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule. There were no applications for cancellation of
certificates.
CLEAN AIR ACT, 1956
In October, 1964, Smoke Control Order No. 4 was made by the Corporation.
This order will come into force on 1st October, 1965, and covers an area of 875 acres
in Hampton and Hampton Hill. It contains 399 Corporation houses, 2,659 Private
houses and 147 Industrial and Commercial premises and it is estimated that the total
cost of conversions will be £33,288.
Smoke Control Area No. 3 came into force on 1st October, 1964, and this brings
the total acreage in the Borough covered by Smoke Control Orders to 1,260,
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