View report page

25
Carbide of Calcium.
There is one premises licensed for the storage of Carbide of
Calcium and the quantity stored under licence is 10 cwts.
Horticultural Poisons.
There are two licences in force for the sale of horticultural
poisons under the Poisons and Pharmacy Act.
Under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, the registration
and control of the sale of Horticultural Poisons will be
transferred to the County Council, dating from the 1st of May,
1936.
H. EASTWOOD,
Chief Sanitary Inspector and Petroleum Inspector.
SHOPS ACTS.
The whole series of Shops Acts have for their main object
the comfort and welfare of the worker.
The Shops Act, 1934, came into operation on the 30th
December, 1934. Its main provisions, put very briefly, are:—
(1) Curtailment of hours of labour of young persons,
including restriction on night employment.
(2) Suitable and sufficient means of ventilation of
shops.
(3) Suitable and sufficient means to maintain a
reasonable temperature.
(4) Proper lighting.
(5) Where meals are taken by assistants in the
shop, suitable and sufficient facilities for
doing so.
(6) Suitable and sufficient sanitary conveniences,
including washing facilities.
The working of this Act has necessitated entirely new record
forms and fresh information from shopkeepers; moreover, the
r.ither complicated provisions of the Act have often involved considerable
explanation.