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POISONS AND PHARMACY ACT, 1908.
The Poisons & Pharmacy Act, 1908, came into operation on
the 1st April, 1909.
The object of the Act is to regulate the sale of certain
poisonous substances, and to amend the Pharmacy Acts.
The numbers of licenses renewed under this Act during the
year 1921 was seven.
Prior to the renewals of these licenses being granted all the
premises were inspected and found to comply with the provisions
of the Act.
FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1905.
Seven samples were taken under this Act during the year.
Six of the samples proved to be satisfactory, and one was
found to contain slightly less than the guaranteed percentages of
Ammonia and Phosphates.
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
The rat-catcher is a permanent member of the staff.
The rats are destroyed by dogs, ferrets, or poison baits.
The following is a summary of the number of visits, etc.,
made under the above Act during the year:—
No. of visits made 1528
No. of poison baits laid 2149
No. of rats killed 2091
DISINFECTION.
The following articles were disinfected at the Disinfecting
Station, viz.:—
Number of Articles.
By steam 22,174
,, formalin lamp 1,181
,, formalin spray 283
,, sulphur 3
,, izal fluid 4
23,645
234 articles were also destroyed.