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A Clean Food Booklet - "Towards Clean Food" was produced in association with a
commercial advertising firm, consisting of 24 pages octavo size. A crossword competition
with a prize for the correct solution was included and competitors were also asked
to submit a Clean Food slogan. The winning solution had as its slogan "Be Wise Banish
Flies".
3,500 copies of the booklet were supplied and distribution of these commenced in
February.
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 11. 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 noncompliance,
Fees are payable to the local authority by persons whose names are entered
on the List.

69 Visits of inspection were made during the year under review.