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REGISTRATION OF HAWKERS
Hawkers of food, and premises used by them for storage accommodation, must be registered with
the Council (Section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1950).
One hundred and fifty-one hawkers are registered (40 sell fruit and vegetables, 43 have mobile
canteens and hot dog stalls, 40 sell ice cream, 7 fish, 3 cooked poultry, 4 groceries, 7 fish and chips, 1 fish and
hot dogs, 1 meat, fish and vegetables, 4 bread and confectionery and 1 milk drinks). There were 17 new registrations
during the year.
Some hawkers are also licensed street traders at fixed sites. The majority are itinerant, and appear in
the Borough only when events of national or international importance take place at Wembley Stadium and
the Empire Pool. At such times there is an influx of unregistered hawkers who cause problems relating to the
hygienic handling of food commodities. There now appears to be a number of depots in London from which
individuals can hire hot dog trollies under contractual conditions, which vary, as for example, sales on a
commission basis, renting the vending vehicle, or as employees of the owner. Consequently there are difficulties
in establishing ownership when infringements of the Regulations are found and the problem of false information
with regard to names and addresses persists.
FACTORY INSPECTION
The Council supervise sanitary conveniences in all factories and in addition, cleanliness, overcrowding,
temperature, ventilation and drainage of floors in non-power factories. Details of inspections and notices served,
defects found and remedied, are given in Tables 38 and 39 in appendix.
OUTWORKERS AND HOME WORKERS
In February and August of each year, factory owners send to the Local Authority lists of names and
addresses of all persons who have worked at home for them during the previous six months on certain jobs.
Ninety were employed during the year, the largest number (74) altering and making clothing. Public Health
Inspectors inspected these workers' homes, which were all found to be satisfactory. (Table 40) in appendix.
NOISE NUISANCE
Complaints of noise nuisance are dealt with by the Public Health Inspectors under the Noise Abatement
Act 1960 and the Public Health Act 1936.
During the year, 1,271 visits were made by the Inspectors in connection with noise complaints. Many
of these involved visits at night and during the weekend and on a number of occasions inspectors were involved
throughout the whole of the night.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951
The Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 and Regulations of 1971 specify standards of
quality and cleanliness for certain filling materials which are used in the manufacture of upholstered articles.
Premises in which such materials are manufactured must be registered with the Council, and premises which
are used for storage of such materials only must be licensed by the Council.
Premises where the business of upholstering, stuffing or lining of bedding, toys and baby carriages is
carried on must be registered. The Act does not cover the re-making of an article and consequently the standards
of quality and cleanliness do not apply to articles being repaired. Eight business premises were on the
register at the end of the year.