[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet].

  • Friern Barnet (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1957]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Visits were made to the various shop premises to see that no unsatisfactiry appliances were being offered for sale. No contraventions were observed. The requirements as to guards do not apply to fires installed prior to the Act and the attention of the public was drawn to the risks of injury from inadequately protected fires in a display shown in the Town Hall kiosk as part of our publicity on Safety in the Home. PET ANIMALS ACT.1951. By this Act it is unlawful to keep a pet shop unless licensed to do so by the local authority. The Council may impose conditions to a licence, to prevent cruelty and to avoid the risk of spread of infection. The Act also makes it illegal to sell an animal as a pat to a child under the age of 12 years. The Council has adopted conditions for the granting of licences which closely conform to those recommended by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. One person was granted a licence but before the year was ended the shop had been closed. PAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT. 1951. This Act deals with the conditions under which rag flock and other filling materials are used in the making of mattresses, chairs and similar articles, and particularly with the cleanliness of the materials used. There is only one trader whose premises come within the scope of the Act. The premises have been registered and were visited during the year to ensure that the requirements of the Act were being observed. -42-
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