[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Taunton Borough.

  • Taunton (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Taunton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907—Section 86. This Act provides for the registration of all Dealers in Old Metal or Marine Stores and their places of business, etc. Such places are subject to police control, but periodic visits are also paid by the Public Health Inspectors. Dealers in old metal and places of business registered under this Section ... ... ... ... 14 Public Health Act, 1936—Section 107 (3). This Section provides for the consent of Local Authority to authorise the carrying on of Offensive Trades’’ in their district. In Taunton this is confined to two old-established firms who are Rag and Bone Dealers. Both businesses are well conducted, and have not given any grounds for complaint. Pet Animals Act, 1951. Licences to keep pet shops ... ... ... 5 The conditions prevailing at the above premises during the year was found to be satisfactory. Animal Boarding Establishments Act, 1963. This Act provides for the inspection and licensing of Animal Boarding Establishments on somewhat similar lines to the Pet Animals Act. No such premises are established in the Borough at the present time. The Consumer Protection Act, 1961. The Oil Burners (Standards) Act, 1960. The Oil Heaters Regulations, 1962. The powers and duties of the Council are delegated to the Accid¬ ent Prevention Committee, but the Health Committee have given consent for the Public Health Inspectors to exercise that power to inspect, test and enforce the Regulations. These Regulations came into being as a result of the veiy high incidence of fires which were directly attributable to unflued domestic oil heaters. At the time the British Standards Institution tested 22 different types of oil heater, and only 3 of these were found to be in all respects safe.
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