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PHARMACY & POISONS ACT, 1933
During the year 119 visits were paid to the various premises
listed by the Council for the sale of Part II Poisons under the
above Act.
There are 72 names of persons on the Council's list of Sellers
of Part II Poisons.
PROTECTION OF FOOD
During the year the Public Health Committee considered
and approved the revised draft byelaws in regard to the protection
of food under Section 15 of the Food and Drugs Act,
1938. Additional suggestions were made relating to the
location of lavatories in premises concerned with food handling,
the use of cracked or chipped crockery, and the observation of
personal cleanliness of persons handling food in the open air.
The scope of the byelaws, however, is governed by the byelaw
making powers given by Section 15 of the Food and Drugs Act,
and after further consideration it was felt that the only suggestion
admissible was that persons offering food for sale in the
open air should be subject to the same requirements as regards
cleanliness as those engaged in handling, wrapping, or delivery
of food. This suggestion was accordingly passed to the Standing
Joint Committee.
Particular attention has been paid to the question of hygiene
in all catering premises and premises where food is prepared.
Special Sanitary Inspectors have been detailed for this purpose
and careful records compiled of all such premises and the
conditions found upon inspection.
WRAPPING OF SWEETS BY OUTWORKERS
During the year the Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint
Committee drew the attention of constituent councils, and also
referred the Ministry of Food, Ministry of Health and Ministry
of Labour and National Service, to the practice of firms supplying
outworkers with sweets, etc., which were taken home to be
wrapped, and subsequently returned to the firm for sale. It
was considered that whilst this practice is not general, it is,
nevertheless, wholly undesirable, and that having regard to the
difficulties arising in the supervision of outworkers, it should be
prohibited.
No outworkers in Southwark were employed in this manner.