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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING AND MARKING) ACT, 1928.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1926.
All the Sanitary Inspectors are officially appointed for this work. Special
inspections for this particular duty under the Merchandise Marks Act under and
the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, by these and by the Food
and Drugs Inspector and the Meat Inspector numbered 948.
3 prosecutions were taken under the Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, all of which
were successful.
The orders which have been made relate to:—Currants, sultanas, raisins,
fresh apples, butter, bacon and ham, eggs in shell and dried eggs, honey, maize,
oat products, starch, malt products, salmon and sea trout, dead poultry, raw
tomatoes, chilled beef, boneless beef and veal, beef and veal, salted beef, salted
pork, frozen mutton, lamb, pork, and edible offals, cream cheese, fruit juice syrups.
No premises have been registered for the cold storage or chemical storage of
eggs.
WIDOWS', ORPHANS' AND OLD AGE (CONTRIBUTORY) PENSIONS
ACT, 1925 (SECTION 6).
Since these powers were delegated by the London County Council, no case
has come under the notice of the Borough Council. The Section deals with the
special provisions as to additional allowances and Orphans' Pensions, and in certain
cases the Orphan's Pension payable in respect of a child would in the interest of
the child be administered by the local authority or some other person for the benefit
of the child, where a representation is made to the Minister by the local authority,
or otherwise.
BLIND PERSONS ACT, 1920
Under this heading the number of "Totally Blind" and "Partially Blind"
children under 5 years of age coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of
Health, and under supervision either of the Health Visitors or Voluntary Welfare
Centres in the Borough, were as follows:—
Totally Partially
Blind. Blind.
No. of cases at the end of year 1935 2 12
No. of cases coming to the knowledge of M.O.H.
during the year 1936 1 1
No. of cases which left during the year 1936—
(died) 0 1
No. of cases under supervision at the end of the
year 1936 3 12
PREVENTION OF DEAFNESS.
Circular 1337a, Ministry of Health, dated 22nd May, 1933, on "Prevention of
Deafness."
Discharging ears after Scarlet Fever, coming to the knowledge of the Medical
Officer of Health, 18 cases; after Diphtheria, 6 cases; after continuation of Scarlet
Fever and Diphtheria, 1 case. In addition, 212 from other causes were visited
by the Health Visitors and Centres, and 6 of these latter died (causes of deaths being
(i) Heart failure, Respratory failure, Thrombosis left lateral sinus, Bilateral middle
ear disease, Diarrhoea and Vomiting, Collapse of Lung, Bronchitis; (ii) Diarrhoea
and Vomiting, Bilateral mastoiditis, P.M.; (iii) Acute Gastro Enteritis, Left Otitis
Media ; (iv) Purulent meningitis, Cerebral Abscess, Otitis Media ; (v) Heart failure,
Diarrhoea and Vomiting, Double Otitis Media, P.M.; (vi) Broncho Pneumonia,
Diarrhoea and Vomiting, Otitis Media (both ears) P.M.