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574 voluntary surrender certificates were issued and 194 inspections or visits were necessary in
connection with this work.
Surrendered food was removed, in general, by the Council and disposed of under supervision at
a refuse tip operated by the Greater London Council.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT 1933
With the exception of dispensing chemists, shopkeepers who sell certain poisons can only do so
if they are on the lcoal authority's list of authorised sellers. This is designed to ensure that poisons are
labelled, stored and handled correctly and that they are kept away from foodstuffs.
There were 84 listed sellers of Part II poisons other than pharmacists, including 1 added during
the year.
GREATER LONDON COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1968 PART VIII - NIGHT CAFES
In this borough all premises which are open to serve food and drink after 11 p.m. have to be
registered, subject to certain exceptions, as night cafes. A re-registration of each premises has to be
made each year and this gives the local authority opportunity to review all registrations in force. The
inspection of night cafes has continued, both during normal hours and the night.
Applications made but not finalised at the end of 1972 7
Applications received 1973 58
TOTAL 65
Applications granted or renewed 1973 48
Applications refused 1973 5
Applications withdrawn 1973 5
Applications pending, carried forward to 1974 7
TOTAL 65
Premises registered at 31st December 1973 48
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