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public houses, and to the suggestion that Parliamentary powers should
be sought for Metropolitan Borough Councils upon lines similar to
those of section 89 (1) of the Public Health Act, 1936, requiring sanitary
conveniences, separate for sexes, to be installed in all licensed premises
for the use of customers. At the present time there are no equally
satisfactory means by which the provision of sanitary conveniences
can be obtained for this type of premises. The Council resolved that
the Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee should be
informed that the Council are in favour of powers on the lines sugges
ed being sought.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
The "Poisons List" prepared by the Poisons Board is divided into
two parts; the Poisons set out in Part I may only be retailed by
registered pharmacists; but a person whose name is entered in the
Borough Council's list may sell poisons set out in Part II. The
Poisons Rules, 1935, set out restrictions as to the sale of Poisons and
rules as to the manner of labelling, storing and selling poisons, etc.
The Borough Council is required to keep a list of persons in Hampstead
who, not being entitled to sell poisons included in Part I may
sell poisons included in Part II. The traders affected are, chiefly,
grocers, ironmongers, oilmen, garage keepers, hairdressers, seedsmen,
nurserymen, agricultural merchants, etc., and the class of poisons
referred to in Part II of the Poisons List comprises, among other
substances, ammonia, carbolic disinfectants, sulphuric and nitric acids,
spirits of salts, salts of lemon; and a number of substances—including
certain forms of arsenic and mercury—used in agriculture and
horticulture as sheep dips, weed-killers and insecticides.
Up to 31st December, 1937, the Council had approved of the entry
of the names of 134 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. During
1938 the names of 12 persons were added to and the names of seven
persons were removed from the Borough Council's List. The number
on the Register at the close of the year was 139. The Council has
agreed that the yearly period for this purpose should be from 1st of
May to 30th April.