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dential enquiry to be addressed to retailers of Part II poisons. This
enquiry was circulated at the end of July, and retailers were asked to
indicate the approximate number of occasions since the 1st January
1959, upon which children under 14 years had asked to be served with
bottles of corrosive poisons. 33 replies were received from retailers
who stock corrosive poisons. 24 retailers stated that they had not
been asked to serve any children under 14, but the remaining 9 estimated
that requests for such sales had been made on a total of approximately
63 occasions.
Accordingly the Council requested the Association of Municipal
Corporations to reconsider the matter having regard to the evidence
obtained.
SINK WASTE DISPOSAL UNITS
The Public Health Committee have drawn the attention of the
Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee to the growing practice
of installing sink waste disposal units.
While it was suggested that such machines should be brought within
the scope of the drainage bye-laws, there is not at present sufficient
evidence of the working of these machines to warrant the inclusion
of such provisions in the drainage bye-laws.
NOISE ABATEMENT SOCIETY
The Council has accepted an invitation to become a member of the
Noise Abatement Society. The Society aims to eliminate excessive and
unnecessary noise from all sources, by means of publicity, pressing
for the enforcement of existing laws and for new bye-laws where existing
laws appear inadequate.
REFUSE STORAGE ACCOMMODATION
Section 24 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
1959, gives to metropolitan Borough Councils a measure of control over
arrangements for the storage of dustbins for house refuse in any building
which is erected, rebuilt, converted or adapted on or after 1st
April, 1960, or in respect of which there is a change in the use or
occupation, involving works of a structural nature.