[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Southampton County Borough.

  • Southampton (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Southampton County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951 During the year 24 samples of filling materials were taken under the Act and were submitted to the Borough Analyst for Examination. The results of this examination were as follows No. of Sample 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 “——- Type of material | Category 1 Impurities j< (per cent.) . Oil &Soap (per cent.) Rag Flock 1 1.18 1 1.52 Coir Fibre 10 0.83 Unused cotton felt 6(b) — 0.74 Coir Fibre 10 0.76 Rag Flock (washed) 1 0.91 2.58 Woollen Felt . 5 1.28 3.24 Hair Hock 13 2.20* 2.85 Rag Flock Hair 1 9 1.66 0.70 4.36 Rag Flock 1 1.13 2.00 Woollen Felt 5 1.50 4.04 Rag Flock 1 1.51 3.11 Coir Fibre 10 0.96 Unused Cotton Felt 6(b) — 1.13 Hair . 9 0.54 — Kapok t 7 Rag Flock 1 1.42 1 3.69 Unused Cotton felt 6(b) — I 0.97 1 1 i Hair . 9 0.40 1 Coir Fibre 10 1.04 ; 1 Feathers 11 1.74 Hair . 9 0.48 ! - Coir Fibre 10 1.16 i — Rag Flock 1 1 1.28 1 , .. 1.79 Chlorine (p.p. 105) 12 8 19.5 26.3 23 11 18 17.5 18.5 24.5 * The figure shown is that for total impurities. The soluble impurities wer 1.01%, which is within the permitted maximum of 1.8. The sample wa therefore satisfactory. •]• It was not possible to examine the trash content. There are no premises in the Borough which are licensed unde the Act. At the end of the year the number of registered premise was 10.