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Richmond upon Thames 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Performing Animals (Regulation) Act, 1925
Three visits of inspection were made to Television Studios in connection with the
use of animals in productions.
Licences were verified and the health and conditions in which the animals were kept
were inspected. These were found to be satisfactory.
General
Regular visits of inspection were made by Diseases of Animals Inspectors to the
following Premises:
Piggery, Harvey Road, Hounslow
Four visits were made and conditions were satisfactory.
Dairy Farm, Petersham Meadows Fawn, Richmond
Dairy herd and poultry; very good standard maintained.
Kosher Butcher, Red Lion Street, Richmond
Shop kept very clean.
Bushy Park and Richmond Park
Grazing sheep, deer and cattle. Conditions excellent.
Poultry Keeper, Oak Avenue, Hampton
It is to be ascertained whether the owner has given up keeping poultry.
Animals (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order, 1927
Under the terms of this Order, the following were advertised in a national daily
newspaper:—
Live Poultry (Restrictions) Order, 1971.
Live Poultry (Restrictions) Amendment Order, 1971.
Poultry Carcases (Landing) Order, 1971.
12. ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE and/or SPECIAL TREATMENT
Thirty establishments where massage or special treatment is carried on are licensed
under the Middlesex County Council Act, 1944.
All new licensees are required, where applicable, to possess the qualifications
necessary for registration by the Board established under the Professions Supplementary
to Medicine Act, 1960.
13. SWIMMING POOLS
I am obliged to Mr. T. Lindley, F.Inst.B.M., Baths Manager, for the following
report:
"Swimming Pools (Open Air)
Bathing facilities are provided at three Open Air Pools, during the summer period,
within the Borough, each of these properties being owned by the Council. The water
capacity of each of the Pools is as follows:
Twickenham Open Air Pool 280,000 gallons
Hampton Open Air Pool 206,000 gallons
Teddington Open Air Pool 180,000 gallons
this water being supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board. The pools' water is
filtered through pressure sand filters and sterilized by chlorine gas treatment operating
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