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in this connection, tests were applied to 209, of which 107 were found to be
defective. Charges amounting to £170 6s. 8d, were made in respect of the
treatment of business premises.

The staff of the Borough Engineer and Surveyor* s Department again dealt
with infestation in the Council's sewers,
SHOPS ACT 1950
The duties of the Council under this Act are restricted to enforcing
those provisions of Section 38 which relate to the maintenance of suitable and
efficient ventilation and a reasonable temperature in shops, and the provision
of sanitary conveniences for persons employed in or about the shop. During
the course of inspections of the various shops in the Borough, contraventions
of the Act were discovered at three premises. Notices drawing attention to
these contraventions were served and the matters were remedied. The five
applications under Section 38 (6) of the Act for exemption from the provisions
relating to sanitary accommodation were granted
PET ANIMALS ACT. 1951
Under the provisions of this Act all premises at which pets are sold, or
kept for the purpose of sale must be licensed by the local authority, who are
empowered to make conditions to secure that:-
(a) the accommodation in which the animals are kept is suitable as respects
size, temperature, lighting and ventilation:
(b) animals will be adequately supplied with suitable food and drink and
are not sold at too early an age
(c) reasonable precautions will be taken to prevent the spread of infectious
disease among animals and to secure the taking of appropriate
steps against fire or other emergencies.
The following conditions, which were recommended by the Metropolitan
Boroughs Standing Joint Committee are embodied in licences granted by the
Council: -
1, No animal shall be displayed so as to expose it to interference or
annoyance by persons or animals
2. Every animal shall at all times be kept in accommodation suitable
for the species of animal as respects size temperature, lighting,
ventilation and cleanliness
3. All animals shall be adequately supplied with suitable food and
drink and visited at suitable intervals,
4. No animal shall be sold unweaned or, if weaned, at an age at which
it should not have been weaned
5. All reasonable precautions shall be taken to prevent the spread
among animals of infectious diseases and, in particular, no animal
which is suffering or could reasonably be suspected of having been
in contact with any other animal suffering from an infectious disease
shall be brought or kept on the premises unless it is properly
isolated.