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a copy of an order made by the Lords of Her Majesty's Most Honourable
Privy Council, approving a resolution passed by the Pharmaceutical
Society of Great Britain, that liquid preparations of carbolic
acid and its homologues containing more than three per cent. of
those substances should, except in certain cases connected with agriculture
and horticulture, be deemed poisons within the meaning of
the Pharmacy Act. 1868, and the second part of Schedule A to that
Act.
The communication from the Local Government Board stated:—
"They desire to take this opportunity therefore of pointing out that
whenever the disinfectant employed is carbolic acid . . . only
bottles similar to those prescribed by the Regulations adopted by the
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and approved by an order of
the Lords of the Council, dated 31st January 1899, should be used
to contain it."
The approved Regulation referred to above, is:—
(3) That in the dispensing and selling of poisons, all liniments,
embrocations, and lotions containing poison be sent out in bottles
rendered distinguishable by touch from ordinary medicine bottles,
and that there also be affixed to each such bottle (in addition to the
name of the article, and to any particular instructions for its use)
a label giving notice that the contents of the bottle are not to be
taken internally.
The Committee approved a sample bottle, and gave directions that
only bottles of the pattern selected be used in future.
SMALL POX.
During the year 71 cases of small-pox were notified in the Borough:
33 Poplar, 33 Bromley, and 5 Bow.
No deductions have been made for 12 cases (see page 12), which