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Pharmacy & Poisons Act, 1933.
Since this Act came into operation on the 1st May, 1936, 189
traders in poisons used mainly for household purposes such as
carbolic, spirits of salts, etc., have been placed on the register.
During the year the district inspectors made 118 inspections
and 14 re-inspections of the premises of registered traders.
Certain minor infringements of the Act came to the notice of
the Public Health Department during the year, chiefly in respect
of the labelling of Part II poisons, and in each case the seller was
cautioned, and his attention drawn to the provisions of the Act.
Smoke Abatement.
Twenty-two complaints of smoke nuisances from industrial
undertakings were received during the year and 81 observations of
factory chimneys were carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors.
In 4 instances offences were committed and notices were served
on the owners of the premises concerned to abate the nuisance.
No occasions arose for legal proceedings to be instituted for
these offences.
It has been found that when the attention of the management
is directed to a smoke nuisance they are willing to accept the advice
offered as to the best method of preventing the emission of smoke
and grit. Some years ago, an instructional card for the use of
stokers, containing practical suggestions for avoiding unnecessary
smoke emission from hand-fired boilers was issued to firms in the
Borough for the guidance of their employees, and there is reason to
believe that the co-operation of the public health department in
this matter was much appreciated.
Swimming Baths.
The water in all the Council's swimming baths is filtered,
aerated and chemically treated.
Following the usual custom samples of water from the municipal
swimming baths in the Borough were chemically and bacteriologically
examined at intervals during the year, such samples being taken
in January, June, July, September and November from the Church
Street Second Class swimming bath, and from Dulwich and Old
Kent Road baths in June, July and September.
The reports received of these examinations were satisfactory
in every case.