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4.9.2 Five nightdresses were purchased and tested during 1968. One adult nightdress
did not fully comply with the regulations in that there was no durable stitched-on label
inscribed "WARNING - keep away from fire". A warning letter was sent to the suppliers.
The remaining four nightdresses, all children's, complied with the prescribed low
flammability requirements.
OIL HEATER REGULATIONS, 1962
4.10 Eighteen domestic oil burning heaters were found during 1967, and five during
1968, which did not comply with the regulations. Where shops were involved, warnings
were given that stocks should be withdrawn from sale, and private owners were advised
to dispose of such heaters in their possession.
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT, 1950
4.11 No order was made by the Minister during 1967 or 1968 affecting animals in
the Borough.
HEATING APPLIANCES (FIRE GUARDS) ACT, 1952, AND HEATING APPLIANCES
(FIRE GUARDS) REGULATIONS, 1963
4.12 This Act, and the regulations made under it, require fire guards to be fitted to
domestic gas fires, electric fires and oil heaters so as to reduce the likelihood of
injury by burning. Only informal action was found necessary during 1967 and 1968 to
secure compliance with the Act and regulations.
FERTILIZERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT 1926
4.13 The Council is responsible for the sampling of fertilizers and feeding stuffs
sold in the Borough. Thirteen samples were taken during 1967 and twelve during 1968
from retail suppliers. There are no premises in the Borough where fertilizers and feeding
stuffs are manufactured.
HAIRDRESSERS AND BARBERS
4.14 Bye-laws govern the cleanliness of hairdressers'and barbers'premises,
ments, the towels and materials and equipment used, as well as the cleanliness of persons
and their clothing. The bye-laws also require that an adequate fresh water supply and
washing facilities are available. At the end of 1968 there were 232 such premises in
the Borough compared with 268 at the end of 1967. All were periodically inspected and
no formal action was found to be necessary.
LAND CHARGES ACT 1925
4.15 During 1967 and 1968 the Health Department provided respectively 4,588 and
4,963 reports for the Town Clerk regarding properties in the Borough where negotiations
for purchases were proceeding.
NOISE ABATEMENT ACT 1960
4.16 In this sphere, industrial interests and individual comfort often conflict, and
the Department is ever anxious to assist in the solution of such problems, even though
this can often be done only by way of compromise. The most common cause of complaint
under the Act in 1967 and 1968 concerned building construction and road works
involving the use of such mechanical aids as pile-drivers, compressors and pneumatic
drills. No complaints were received concerning the use of loud-speakers in the street.
Details of investigations made during the period under review follow:-
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