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Animal Boarding Establishments Act, 1963.
There is one licensed animal boarding establishment in the
Borough.
The Riding Establishments Act, 1964.
This Act came into operation on 1st April, 1965, and provides
that no person shall keep a riding establishment except under the
authority of a licence granted in accordance with the provisions of the
Act.
Four applications for licences were received, three of which were
granted. The fourth application was not granted, the refusal being
based on the report of the Council's Veterinary Officer.
Diseases of Animals Act, 1950.
No outbreaks of disease occurred within the Borough during
1965. Copies of Orders made by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food in respect of outbreaks elsewhere of foot and mouth disease,
anthrax, swine fever and fowl pest were received. Numerous Movement
Licences authorising the transfer of pigs from areas covered by
Orders to the slaughterhouse at Mitcham, were received during the
year.
Thirty-seven visits were made to the five piggeries which are
licensed under the Diseases of Animals (Waste Foods) Order, 1957.
for the boiling of foodstuffs for the feeding of animals.
Clean Air Act, 1956.
During the year 1965, 141 complaints were received with regard
to smoke or grit emission, and the necessary observations were made
and remedial action taken.
Legal proceedings were instituted against a Company for contravention
of the Dark Smoke (Permitted Periods) Regulations, 1958.
The defendants pleaded guilty and were fined £10 with £6 6s. costs.
An application was made to the Magistrates Court under Section
16 (2) for an Order prohibiting the recurrence of a smoke nuisance
created by a demolition contractor. The service of the Summons could
not be proved and the case was not proceeded with. The nuisance
was abated and did not recur.
Twelve notices of proposal to install a furnace to which Section
3 (1) of the Act applied were received, and the installations were
inspected and recorded.
In 11 instances plans which were deposited for building byelaw
approval showed in each case the proposed construction of a chimney.
After examination of the plans, followed by discussions with the applicants,
opinions upon the heights of chimneys in relation to Section
10 of the Act were sent to the Borough Surveyor.
National Survey of Atmospheric Pollution.
The Health Department maintains seven daily smoke filter and
sulphur dioxide (volumetric) instruments which are sited in approved
positions in the Borough. These instruments, which record smoke
density and sulphur dioxide content in the atmosphere, are visited daily
throughout the year and recordings are sent to the Ministry of Technology's
Warren Spring Laboratory. Two standard deposit gauges
are also sited within the Borough. These have a somewhat limited
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