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Fulham 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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INOCULATIONS AGAINST INFLUENZA
Under the scheme for the voluntary inoculation of the staff and employees of the Council as a
precaution against influenza, a total of 605 injections were given by Dr. Meade and myself.
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951
This Act regulates the sale of pet animals and empowers a local authority (in London a
Metropolitan Borough) to grant licences to keep a pet shop on payment of a fee not exceeding ten
shillings.
Eight licences were renewed during the year, the number remaining unchanged.
No contraventions of the Act were found during inspections.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933
The retail sale of poisonous substances by shopkeepers who are not registered pharmacists
is controlled by the Act and Rules made thereunder.
The Poisons List, which has been prepared by the Poisons Board and confirmed by the Home
Secretary, prescribes two Lists of Poisons - Part 1 and Part 11. The sale of poisons included in
Part 1 is restricted to registered pharmacists whilst those included in Part II may be sold to the
general public not only by registered pharmacists, but also (subject to certain conditions) by
ordinary traders whose names are entered on a List of Persons entitled to sell such poisons,
kept by the Local Authority.
The Acts and Rules lay down certain requirements regarding type of container, labelling,
storage, transport and sale of poisons, penalties being prescribed for non-compliance. Fees
are payable to the local authority by persons whose names are entered on the List.
At the end of 1963 there were 141 names on the Council's List and the following changes took place in the Register during the year:-
| Number of listed sellers on Council's register at 1.1.63 | 143 |
| Number added during the year | 4 |
| 147 | |
| Number who transferred their business or discontinued the sale of poisons | 6 |
| 141 |
52 visits to listed premises were made during the year under review.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951
Under this Act it is unlawful in the course of business to use filling materials to which the
Act applies in any form of upholstery, the stuffing or lining of toys, baby carriages, etc., except on
premises registered by a local authority (in London, a Metropolitan Borough). It is also an offence
to sell or expose for sale on any premises any article containing filling material to which the Act
applies, which is unclean.