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Pet Animals and Animal Nuisances. Two premises are licensed under
the Pet Animals Act, and to inspect these and investigate the conditions
under which other animals were kept ten visits were made.
Noise Abatement. Ten complaints of noise nuisance were received
during the year. With one exception, they related to noise from industrial
premises, mainly at night. A considerable time was spent by your Officers
in assessing the noise level, determining the cause and in discussion with
managements to secure a reduction. This informal action secured an
improvement in all cases sufficient to avoid a resort to legal proceedings
but not always to the full satisfaction of the complainant.
Filling Materials. The two local manufacturers of stuffed toys and
perambulators continued to purchase their supplies under The British
Standards Institution certification mark scheme. No samples were taken
during the year.
OTHER ACTS
Merchandise Marks Acts. The Council are empowered to enforce the
requirements of these Acts as far as the marking of imported foodstuffs
is concerned in respect of the following articles:—
Apples
Bacon
Butter
Currants
Eggs, dried
Eggs, shell
Ham
Honey
Malt Products
Margarine
Meat
Oat Products
Raisins
Salmon
Sultanas
Tomatoes
The Public Health Inspectors enforce these provisions during their
routine visits. Shopkeepers, generally made due compliance with the
orders and only one informal warning was needed.
Shops Acts, 1950. The following statement summarises the inspections
made, the infringements discovered and other matters dealt with during
the year:—
No. of Inspections:—
Day visits 406
Evening Patrols 2
Sunday and half-holiday Patrols 10
Infringements:—
Number of premises at which contraventions
were found 51
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