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5.—Arsenical or mercurial substances and certain other specified substances
may be sold only in particular types of preparation (e.g., sodium
arsenates in sheep dips, calcium arsenates in insecticides) and in containers
labelled with a notice of the special purpose for which they are
to be used and with a warning that they are to be used for that purpose
only.
6.—No arsenical substance (other than lead arsenates, calcium arsenates
and copper acetoarsenites) nor mercurial substances may be sold to
private persons; such substances may be sold only to persons engaged
in the trade or business of agriculture or horticulture and for the
purpose of that business.
7.—The sale of arsenical or mercurial and other substances (unless they
contain no more than the small proportions specified) must be made
by the listed shopkeeper himself or by a responsible deputy nominated
by him to the Council.
The Council resolved that the Town Clerk and the Medical
Officer of Health should be authorised to make any necessary arrangements
to (a) receive and deal with applications from persons desiring
to enter their names in the list of persons entitled to sell poisons in
Part II of the Poisons List, and (b) see that the requirements of the
Act and the Poisons Rules, 1935, are enforced. The Medical Officer
of Health and all the sanitary inspectors were appointed as Inspectors
for the purposes of securing compliance with the provisions of the
Act and the Poisons Rules. Application forms and leaflets, giving
full information concerning the new Regulations, etc., were distributed
to the traders in the Borough likely to be affected.
Up to 31st December the Council had approved of the entry of the
names of 127 persons in the List of Persons who, not being entitled
to sell poisons included in Part I of the Poisons List, are, subject to
the provisions of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, entitled to sell
poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List. The Council also
agreed that the yearly period for this purpose should be from 1st of
May to 30th of April.
Public Mortuary, New End.
During the year, 84 bodies were brought to the Mortuary, 23 by
the Police, 52 at the request of friends, 1 at the request of a medical
practitioner, and 8 by order of the Coroner.
In 32 instances post-mortem examinations were made.