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SHOPS ACT, 1950.
No exemption certificates under the Act were issued during the year.
PHARMACY & POISONS ACT, 1933.
A list of persons who sell poisons included in Part II of the Poisons
List is maintained under the provisions of the Pharmacy & Poisons Act, 1933.:
The number of persons on the list at the end of 1962 was 55.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951.
This Act requires the registration of premises upon which a business is
carried on involving the use of filling materials.; The number of premises
registered is 10. :
The Act also requires the licensing of premises for the storage of rag
flock. ;
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951.
Licences have been issued in respect of 2 premises within the borough.
HAIRDRESSERS AND BARBERS.
The total on the register at the end of the year was 60 persons and 52
premises. ;
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948, SECTION 50.
Burials carried out under the provisions of This Act totalled 7 adults
and 6 stillborn children.;
The total cost was £85 is.: Od.; of which £36 14s. ; od. was recovered.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948, SECTION 47.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1951, SECTION 1.
As anticipated the work of the Welfare Section dealing with the Aged and
Infirm continued to expand throughout the year. The number of new cases brought
to the attention of the Department reached 309. The need for extra staff to
cope with the increased volume of work had to be given serious consideration
and arrangements were made for this to be dealt with early in 1963.
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