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RAG FLOCK AND OTHER PILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951. This Act is designed to ensure
that filling materials used in upholstery etc. comply with prescribed conditions of
cleanliness. Premises using filling materials have to be registered and premises where
rag flock is manufactured or stored have to be licensed. It is an offence to sell
articles containing unclean materials. Certain records have to be kept on registered and
licensed premises and authorised officers of a local authority have powers to enter,
inspect and take samples. Under this Act, two premises in the Borough are registered and
the Public Health Inspectors made 3 visits of inspection.

The baths waters are treated by continuous filtration and breakpoint chlorination.
While baths' staff do everything to maintain a "safe" standard of bath water: bathers
could assist very materially by the observance of strict personal hygiene. During the
year 4 samples of baths water, and one from a paddling pool were taken. One sample of
baths water was found to be unsatisfactory, but this was quickly remedied.
VERMINOUS PREMISES AND ARTICLES. On request, three houses and four lots of
bedding, etc. were treated for verminous infestation.
VERMINOUS PERSONS. One verminous person was cleansed under the provisions of
Section 85 of the Public Health Act, 1936. During the year 34 children in attendance
at schools in the Borough were found to be verminous and because of the failure of parents
to take necessary action 8 of these children had to be cleansed by the School Health
Department
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951- This Act is designed to regulate the sale of pet animals
and the main provision is that no person shall keep a pet shop except under the authority
of a licence granted in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Under the provisions
of this Act 7 premises in the Borough have been licensed and 9 visits of inspection were
made during the year.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
MILK. At the end of the year, there were 51 distributors registered under the
Milk and Dairies Regulations. During the year 32 inspections were made at dairies and
retail purveyors' premises.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Special Areas) Order, 1951, came into operation
on 1st October 1951. This Order defined the County of Middlesex as an area in which
the use of a special designation becomes obligatory for the purpose of all sales of milk
by retail for human consumption (other than a catering sale). The special designations
permitted are 'sterilised' 'pasteurised' and 'tuberculin tested'.
Six various complaints were received with regard to milk bottles. In no case was
formal action possible.
ICE CREAM Under the Food and Drugs Act, premises used for the sale or the
manufacture for the purpose of sale, of ice-cream or the storage of ice-cream intended
for sale must be registered. This does not apply to premises used primarily as a club,
hotel inn or restaurant and only to a theatre cinematograph theatre, music hall or
concert hall if the ice cream is manufactured on the premises. The number of premises
registered at the end of the year was 257. One application for registration was refused
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