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Fulham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933 - THE POISON RULES
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941
The retail sale of poisonous substances by shopkeepers who are not registered pharmacists
is controlled by the Acts 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 I and Part II. The sale of poisons
included in Part I 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, Pees
are payable to the local authority by persons whose names are entered on the List
At the end of 1955 there were 147 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 1.1.55 | 165 |
| Number added during the year | 6 |
| 171 | |
| Number who transferred their business or discontinued the sale of poisons | 24 |
| 147 | Number on register at 31. 12,55 |
308 visits of inspection were made during the year under review and 12 samples of Part
II Poisons were submitted for analysis all of which were reported to be satisfactory