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Employment Agencies
There are two employment agencies in the district. Both were visited
and found to be satisfactory.
Shops Act, 1950
There are 508 shop premises on the register and 3,126 inspections were
made during the year.
Preliminary notices were served with regard to seventeen infringements
of the statutory requirements, five for failure to exhibit appropriate notices,
six for condition of premises, four for sanitary accommodation and two for
accumulations. All the notices were complied with.
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Regulations, 1953
Twenty-nine inspections were made and several heating appliances
tested. All were found to comply with the required standards.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926
The Council have continued to execute the provisions of the Orders
and their five Sampling Officers are appointed as authorised Officers under
the Act. Much of the work is done amongst the stall-holders in the district.
Pet Animals Act, 1951
Six licences have been granted in respect of premises used as Pet Shops,
all of them dealing mainly with fish and birds.
The premises have been inspected and found satisfactory.
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951
Three premises used for upholstering are registered in accordance with
Section 2 of this Act. Twenty visits of inspection were made with the object
of ensuring "the use of clean filling materials in upholstered articles and
other articles which are stuffed or lined." No circumstances were found
which required action under the Act. No sampling of filling material was
done during the year.
Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment
The number of establishments of this nature licensed under Part IV of
the Surrey County Council Act, 1931 remained the same at six. Four of
these are used for the practice of chiropody and two for massage etc. All
were found to be satisfactorily conducted on the routine visits of inspection.
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