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Rag Flock Acts, 1911-1928.
The above Acts prohibit the sale or use, for the purpose of making any
article of upholstery, cushions or bedding, of unclean flock manufactured
from rags.
The expression "flock manufactured from rags" is defined as flock which
has been produced wholly or partly by tearing up woven, knitted or felted
materials, whether old or new, but does not include flock obtained wholly in
the processes of the scouring and finishing of newly woven, newly knitted or
newly felted fabrics.
There is only one business in the borough subject to the provisions
of the Acts, and 4 inspections were made thereto.
Cleansing and Disinfection.
3,257 rooms were fumigated and the bedding, etc., removed and disinfected
by steam. Of these 2,796 rooms were fumigated because of infectious disease,
112 as a result of pulmonary tuberculosis, and 349 because they were verminous.
In addition to these, scabies occurred in 294 families and the bedding was
taken away and disinfected by steam.
The disinfection of second-hand clothing, prior to export to South Africa
and the supervision of the packing of the goods was carried out as in previous
years. The number of such articles dealt with last year reached 163,050.
In addition to South Africa we disinfect clothing to be sent to Ireland,
Russia, etc.
The total number of articles disinfected for all purposes was 230,109.
771 persons were cleansed during the year and had their clothing disinfected—556
adults and 215 children. 341 were cleansed because of vermin
and 430 because of infectious disease.
Cowsheds.
There are 19 Cowsheds in the Borough and 110 inspections were made
during the year.