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dients thereof with the prescribed particulars as to the proportion which
the poison contained in the preparation bears to the total ingredients; and
(iii) with the word "poison" or other prescribed indication of the character
of the article; and
(iv) with the name of the seller of the poison and the address of the premises
on which it was sold.
Up to the time of transfer of functions 192 visits had been made to premises
of authorised sellers and no contraventions of the relevant provisions had been
found.
Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs
The Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926, and the Fertilisers and Feeding
Stuffs Regulations, 1960 to 1964, make provision for the appointment of an Agricultural
Analyst and Inspectors by the borough and lay down standards for
declaration of compositional quality of fertilisers and feeding stuffs.
The Public Analyst is also the Agricultural Analyst and certain public health
inspectors were designated as inspectors under the Act. This designation has now
passed with the transfer of functions to the Weights and Measures Inspectorate.
HOUSING
General Housing Provisions
The number of units of housing accommodation under the control of the
council at the 31st December was 16,634, which shows an increase of 999 over last
year's figure. The accommodation comprises 327 bed-sitting-room, 1,649 onebedroom,
5,249 two-bedroom, 9,169 three-bedroom and 240 other categories.
During the year 879 applicants on the housing list were rehoused.
At the end of the year the number of applicants on the waiting list was 3,893
and there were 1,941 on the supplementary list, which includes new applicants of
less than 12 months' standing.
One hundred and two applicants were awarded priority for rehousing on the
grounds of ill-health or disablement.
I am grateful to the Housing Manager for supplying the above information.
Overcrowding
The statutory standard for overcrowding, based on the number of persons
related to the size and number of living rooms, is laid down in the Housing Act,
1957.
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